A senior Labour figure on Sunday declined to commit to the project being built in full.
Fresh questions have been asked about the fate of the new HS2 railway line after a senior Labour figure declined to commit to the project being built in full.
“So, I want to see what happens in the coming months, we want to see the railway being built but we’ve also – like everything else – got to look at the cost of everything we do.” The planned railway is intended to link London, the Midlands and the North of England but has been plagued by delays and soaring costs.
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