HS2 suffers 'significant cost' from legal challenges by public bodies

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2025-07-18

London (PA Media/dpa) - Britain's HS2 high-speed rail prohject has incurred "significant cost" because public bodies have launched nine legal challenges against it, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said. The Cabinet minister noted that in "almost all cases," the courts have found in favour of the high-speed rail scheme between London and Birmingham. HS2 Ltd was given the power to construct the railway when the High Speed Rail (London - West Mi......

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