Frigate shipbuilding among schemes at risk of ‘red’ rating given to disastrous rail project
Frigate shipbuilding among schemes at risk of ‘red’ rating given to disastrous rail project
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As the government announces a further delay, here are key moments in the troubled project’s history so far
Political statement projects are prone to cost overruns and rarely deliver for those who fund them
Deputy leader Richard Tice says money would be ‘spent on things the country needs more’
Heidi Alexander says billions wasted in ‘litany of failure’, amid speculation cost will now exceed £100bn
Labour now says the botched high-speed rail project will be further delayed. Why not just scrap it, as the Reform leader…
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs the gargantuan project was an 'appalling mess', with an audit revealing endemic…
