Rishi Sunak has publicly refused to guarantee the high-speed line will go to Manchester and is reportedly set to wield the axe.
Rishi Sunak appears poised to axe the HS2 rail line from Birmingham to Manchester – despite opposition from Tory predecessors, business chiefs and the Mayor of London.
The Prime Minister and Chancellor are reported to be meeting to discuss the situation in the coming days.A Whitehall source told the Telegraph: “There is a reluctance to throw good money after bad.” David Cameron has also privately raised significant concerns about the prospect that the high-speed rail line could be truncated.
Mr Khan said it would take longer to get from Birmingham to central London on HS2 than existing trains if plans for it to terminate at Euston station are abandoned. When the railway first opens between London and Birmingham, expected between 2029 and 2033, its terminus in the capital will be Old Oak Common, in the western suburbs.
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