The government has just set out details of what remains of HS2, and it’s nothing like the big bold project that was promised.
19 May 2026
Ciaran Jenkins
Data Correspondent and Presenter
The government has just set out details of what remains of HS2, and it’s nothing like the big bold project that was promised.
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