Go-ahead for HS2 ‘in full’ – but Phase 2b plans face further scrutiny
THE Government has ended months of speculation by giving its approval for the construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) ‘in full’.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House of Commons he believed HS2 should proceed despite increasing costs, opposition from MPs in his own party, and many environmental groups.
However, under increasing pressure from politicians and business leaders in the Midlands and north of England, and to deliver his promises of ‘levelling up’ the economies of those regions, Mr Johnson has given his full backing to the £88billion project.
He told Parliament: “We face an
