One industry insider labelled the process of handing out contracts for HS2 a 'farce'
A £300m contract for work on the HS2 line between Birmingham and Manchester was agreed just days before Rishi Sunak scrapped the project.
Mr Sunak confirmed in his Tory party conference speech on Wednesday that Phase Two of the project between Birmingham and Manchester has been scrapped following weeks of rumours.understands that the full £300m will not have to be paid out and that ground work on the project had not begun. Mr Reisner’s comments come after HS2 contractor Skanska fired the starting gun on job cuts last week.
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