Mr Harper repeatedly refused to give an answer on HS2, saying he would not comment on 'speculation in the media' that the government is planning to scale it back
is coming to Manchester in a series of interviews this morning.programme where he was asked at least seven times about the future of the project.Mr Harper gave the same answer when asked whether the northern leg would be axed on Times Radio.“Spades are in the ground and all sorts of other construction equipment as well. We’re getting on with it.
Told he could end the speculation by confirming one way or another, Mr Harper would only say the project is “underway”. He added: “If the Government has anything to say, we’ll say that in the usual way in due course.” Ex-Cabinet minister Sir Jeremy Wright, whose Kenilworth and Southam consistency is along the phase one HS2 route between London and Birmingham, meanwhile warned it was critical the rail project is not cut back.: “My constituents are undergoing the pain now on the delivery of phase one of HS2, and they’ve been told all the way through that the significant local pain is justified by the significant national gain that a network of high-speed rail lines will deliver.
It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also failed to commit to the northern leg of HS2 when he appeared on a number of local radio shows earlier this week.
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