Getting on with HS2 was right thing to do, minister says

By Jordan Marshall2020-11-06T06:00:00

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Impact of covid on how many passengers will use railway not yet assessed, Andrew Stephenson adds

The government has said pressing the start button on the £100bn HS2 scheme was the right thing to do – despite worries not enough people will use it and claims the job has jumped in price by £70bn.

The minister in charge of the scheme Andrew Stephenson admitted the covid-19 pandemic had changed people’s commuting habits with many people being forced to work from home rather than travel into work.

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