Government set to announce project will be delayed beyond 2033

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

The Transport Secretary is expected to say there's "no reasonable way to deliver" the line on time.

HS2 is now expected to open after 2033 as transport secretary Heidi Alexander called its management under the Tories a ‘litany of failure’