HS2 to be delayed by two more years due to soaring costs

Major roadbuilding schemes to be mothballed after high inflation fuels problems on troubled rail project

HS2 will be delayed by another two years and major roadbuilding schemes will be mothballed, ministers have confirmed, after soaring inflation added billions to the cost of transport infrastructure projects.

Ministers insisted they remained committed to Britain’s high-speed rail network scheme, but the budget constraints have cast doubt over prospects for the rail project’s delivery.

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@meejahoar

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 21:46

@pancakeson

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 21:09

@UkTruth2020

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 20:12

@rolynhome

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 17:56

@Jaxxyman1

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 17:33

@GGriffithsbrown

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 17:24

@NickSyunZheng

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 16:35

@thezacc18

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 16:25

@gus1955

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:59

@Mrs_V_6047

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:47

@durrant_alison

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:43

@MFeijota

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:42

@AlisonCarrick1

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:40

@MimiJ9

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:37

@mark2ten

@cynicalkind @melindiscott @christianwolmar Quite the repertoire of come backs you have their James 🤣 I doubt anyb… https://t.co/dKNRKOyu4M

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:30

@CounsellingSam

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:29

@AbcAlistair

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:21

@tamdek

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:19

@RHJOfficial

Asked if it is the intention that HS2 will terminate at Euston station in central London, Mr Sunak says "yes" and a… https://t.co/8XsN9cGjqF

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:19

@ChirpyChet

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:18

@SarahMya2000

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:13

@Chrisreddevil20

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:09

@johnlappin

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:08

@EvelynSpring8

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:04

@leodbarnard

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:03

@Raspberry130620

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:01

@21ian

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 15:01

@joannab64017534

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 14:59

@LuxmooreS

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 14:59

@ox_anna29

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 14:55

@Coast_PRComms

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 14:55

@StefanFerrol

RT @PippaCrerar: Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly rebuke to…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 14:55

@PippaCrerar

Rishi Sunak says that HS2 *will* go to Euston, although project has been rescheduled (delayed). It is a mildly re… https://t.co/2MRqgRPeQi

Posted on: 2023-03-28 14:55

@PikaMouse87

RT @stophs2: Fury as – after years of demolition and disruption in #Camden – #HS2 is delayed to the 2040s! @Keir_Starmer #StopHS2 https://…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 09:08

@CazHumphreys

RT @stophs2: Fury as – after years of demolition and disruption in #Camden – #HS2 is delayed to the 2040s! @Keir_Starmer #StopHS2 https://…

Posted on: 2023-03-28 09:06

@AbdulsatarBoch1

Birmingham, England A HS2 construction site at Curzon Street. The Birmingham to Crewe leg of the rail project will… https://t.co/VMqlG2Z8Ag

Posted on: 2023-03-27 20:50

@poppaliki

@hs2 ⁦@stophs2⁩ ⁦@RishiSunak⁩ ⁦@Conservatives⁩ STOP HS2! This is ruining lives, nature, wildlife!!!!!! https://t.co/GnrIQDPcmc

Posted on: 2023-03-27 15:39

@sc_wadsy

Old Oak Common (OOC) has 6 HS platforms, Euston should have 11, but will only get 10 as political interference has… https://t.co/D9iWfY5Ifd

Posted on: 2023-03-27 14:19

@ChristinaNCarr1

@YorkshireLady3 @MailOnline I'm really pleased to hear HS2 will be 16yrs late bcos the move to push or should I say… https://t.co/jmKPnT1TOg

Posted on: 2023-03-27 13:31

@mi53946964

@TomTugendhat Pathetic. You want to come up north. Where Tories have just: - renewed the W Coast mainline operator… https://t.co/ti9heniibg

Posted on: 2023-03-27 11:00

@warycat

How much will the delayed tunnel from OOC cost? Last figure almost £1.3bn, expect nearer £2bn to add to the station… https://t.co/8jtrsWZzsD

Posted on: 2023-03-27 10:15

@LuciferSide

RT @PaulMBigland: There's something deliciously ironic about N London #nimbys who spent years trying to delay #hs2 now whining about the fa…

Posted on: 2023-03-26 21:21

@SPK203E9

RT @CrossNorthPr: #NPR "Dependancies" most importantly #HS2 2b have been delayed until the mid 2040s. That means no capacity relief through…

Posted on: 2023-03-26 20:35

@hawkeye_thin00

@2351onthelist @Padster3800 @gavinpoints @BogotaBob @bigscrab @AlasdairSampso1 @GordonDudman @Chunkyferryman… https://t.co/gjJpiMh4QC

Posted on: 2023-03-26 15:30

@mattbuck4950

RT @CrossNorthPr: #NPR "Dependancies" most importantly #HS2 2b have been delayed until the mid 2040s. That means no capacity relief through…

Posted on: 2023-03-26 09:07

@alexcburrows

RT @CrossNorthPr: #NPR "Dependancies" most importantly #HS2 2b have been delayed until the mid 2040s. That means no capacity relief through…

Posted on: 2023-03-26 07:30

@VernonBaseley

RT @CrossNorthPr: #NPR "Dependancies" most importantly #HS2 2b have been delayed until the mid 2040s. That means no capacity relief through…

Posted on: 2023-03-26 07:25

@Mackeryend

RT @CrossNorthPr: #NPR "Dependancies" most importantly #HS2 2b have been delayed until the mid 2040s. That means no capacity relief through…

Posted on: 2023-03-26 07:20

@VernonBaseley

RT @PaulMBigland: There's something deliciously ironic about N London #nimbys who spent years trying to delay #hs2 now whining about the fa…

Posted on: 2023-03-26 07:19