The government has refused to guarantee the future of the HS2 rail line between Birmingham and Manchester.
A Downing Street spokesperson instead suggested that ministers would need to balance the interests of “passengers and taxpayers”.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt met on Wednesday and discussed the HS2 project.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt met on Wednesday and discussed the HS2 project.
“Spades are already in the ground on our HS2 programme and we’re focused on delivering it,” the prime minister’s official spokesman said.
Asked whether Mr Sunak was committed to the line going to Manchester, the spokesman did not confirm whether it would, saying: “We are committed to HS2, to the project.”
However, No 10 did confirm that ministers were looking at “rephasing” the project, hinting at a possible delay.
Speculation over the scheme’s future resurfaced this week after The Independent carried a photograph of a document with details of a “savings table” of the costs of each part of the scheme north of Birmingham.
The government has refused to guarantee the future of the HS2 rail line between Birmingham and Manchester.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt met on Wednesday and discussed the HS2 project.
A Downing Street spokesperson instead suggested that ministers would need to balance the interests of “passengers and taxpayers”.
“Spades are already in the ground on our HS2 programme and we’re focused on delivering it,” the prime minister’s official spokesman said.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt met on Wednesday and discussed the HS2 project.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt met on Wednesday and discussed the HS2 project.
“Spades are already in the ground on our HS2 programme and we’re focused on delivering it,” the prime minister’s official spokesman said.
Asked whether Mr Sunak was committed to the line going to Manchester, the spokesman did not confirm whether it would, saying: “We are committed to HS2, to the project.”
However, No 10 did confirm that ministers were looking at “rephasing” the project, hinting at a possible delay.
Speculation over the scheme’s future resurfaced this week after The Independent carried a photograph of a document with details of a “savings table” of the costs of each part of the scheme north of Birmingham.
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