'We’ll make those decisions when it comes to the manifesto'
The prospects of HS2 reaching Manchester appear to be getting thinner. Following a week which saw the Conservative government fail to guarantee the planned high-speed railway will reach the city, now a senior Labour figure has questioned the current plans.
READ MORE: 'Colleague' of man who died after 'wall collapse' incident pleaded with neighbours for help "When this started, a price tag of about £30 billion was put on it. Those prices haven’t been raised since 2019 - we’ve had quite a lot of inflation since then. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said 'spades are already in the ground on our HS2 programme and we're focused on delivering it', but would not promise the line would go to Manchester. "I can’t comment on speculation around a leaked document. It is obviously standard process for departments to discuss the phasing of major projects like HS2… but the work is already under way," he said.
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