Grant Shapps says government must rethink HS2 in light of soaring costs

The defence secretary tells Victoria Derbyshire that external factors, such as inflation and the war in Ukraine, affect domestic plans.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said it would be "crazy" not to rethink the HS2 rail project in the light of inflation and soaring costs

He told Victoria Derbyshire, filling in for Laura Kuenssberg this week, that the government is weighing up whether HS2 still works for the country Shapps said that when the original targets was made, under then-prime minister Boris Johnson, a war in Ukraine and cost of living crisis had not begun He also defended the delay to some green policies, saying he was confident the government would achieve net zero by 2050 - a law-binding agreement

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, also on the programme, said the UK should be at the "heart of Europe" but wouldn't commit to rejoining the EULive Reporting

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