UK: HS2 rail project has £3.3bn funding shortfall

[John Ashworth]

HS2 rail project has £3.3bn funding shortfall, warns spending watchdog

MP condemns 'farcical' government business case amid concerns over whether regions will benefit economically...

HS2 rail benefits to economy 'unclear', says National Audit Office

The NAO said in a report that it had "reservations" about how the London-to-Birmingham link would deliver growth, adding that the project had an estimated £3.3bn funding gap...

Row breaks out over National Audit Office verdict on High Speed Rail 2

A furious row between ministers and the Government spending watchdog has broken out over plans to build a high speed rail line between London and Birmingham...