Cost of Carillion’s hospital jobs tops £2bn, watchdog finds

By Jordan Marshall2020-01-17T00:01:00

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The cost of building and running the two hospitals left half-built by Carillion’s collapse two years has topped £2bn - an increase of 43%, according to the National Audit Office.

When the contracts to build and run the Royal Liverpool and Midland Metropolitan hospitals for 30 years were inked in 2013 and 2014 respectively it was expected it would cost £1.43bn. This figure has now increased to £2.05bn.

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