Deadline of 2033 to be missed as report highlights errors that increased costs by £37bn

Deadline of 2033 to be missed as report highlights errors that increased costs by £37bn

On Wednesday Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is due to announce that the remaining section of the high-speed railway line will no longer be completed in the target time of…

Government set to announce project will be delayed beyond 2033

Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, is to address MPs as the costly, crisis-hit rail project endures another setback

As the government announces a further delay, here are key moments in the troubled project’s history so far

Heidi Alexander says billions wasted in ‘litany of failure’, amid speculation cost will now exceed £100bn

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs the gargantuan project was an 'appalling mess', with an audit revealing endemic overspending, hundreds of millions of pounds wasted…