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HS2 contractors excavating an area below a newly replaced section of the Aylesbury to Princes Risborough branch line track which will allow the high speed rail to pass underneath, September 25, 2023
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak has been condemned for his continuing evasiveness over scrapping the northern leg of the HS2 high-speed rail line.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham accused Mr Sunak of poor leadership for allowing expectation to grow that he will axe the project due to costs.
Mr Burnham told Channel 4 News on Monday that doing so would be devastating for the region.
Waiting for the grander vision to emerge
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
