US EditionHS2 £37bn Overspend Faces Partygate-Style Probe - with Police Action Not Ruled Out
- A review by James Stewart found HS2 requires a ǣfundamental resetǥ due to significant delays and rising costs, highlighting failures in management and political interference.
- Labour accepted all 89 recommendations from the review to get HS2 back on track, with costs expected to surge to between £80 billion and £100 billion.
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander criticized HS2 as a ǣlitany of failureǥ and announced that Phase 1 would not finish by the planned date of 2033.
- Allegations of fraud are being investigated by HMRC, with claims of improper pay handling for construction staff related to the project.
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HS2 £37bn overspend faces Partygate-style probe - with police action not ruled out
Sir Keir Starmer has demanded the Cabinet Secretary consider launching a “Partygate”-style probe into the Civil Service and public sector in a bid to get to the bottom of the mishandling of HS2.The Prime Minister has called for action after the Government was forced to announce that phase 1 of the beleaguered high-speed rail line will be delayed yet again, with costs expected to increase further.Whitehall sources were not ruling out the prospect…
Transport Secretary Calls HS2 Project ‘Appalling Mess’ as 2033 Target Abandoned
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the HS2 high speed rail project will not be running by 2033, citing ineffective contracts, constant scope changes, and poor management as key reasons for the delay. Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Alexander called the state of the project “an appalling mess” and pledged to bring it under control. “It gives me no pleasure to deliver news like this. Billions of pounds of taxpaye…
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