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
HS2 could cost more than £100 billion and may not open until 2039
Deputy leader Richard Tice says money would be ‘spent on things the country needs more’
The government will need to find as much as £33bn in additional cash to fund its revamped plans to deliver HS2.
Heidi Alexander says billions wasted in ‘litany of failure’, amid speculation cost will now exceed £100bn
