Rachel Reeves used her conference speech to address the rail project cancelled last week
A review into HS2 will be launched by Labour if the party is elected next year, the shadow Chancellor has said.
In its place will be a new Network North, funded by £36 billion in savings from cancelling the project, according to the government. Labour has also said it is unable to commit to resurrecting the line, because land purchased for the railway is set to be sold off by the government. "When it comes to getting things built and projects delivered, Britain has become the sick man of Europe with HS2 coming in at 10 times the cost of the French equivalent. That is why our shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh will commission an independent expert inquiry into HS2 to learn the lessons for the future.”
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