More HS2 chaos as PM faces growing backlash
Evening Standard|September 25, 2023
A MINISTER sparked fresh confusion today over the future of HS2 as a backlash grew over shelving the Birmingham to Manchester link.
Jitendra Joshi and Nicholas Cecil
More HS2 chaos as PM faces growing backlash

Housing minister Rachel Maclean initially said the decision had been put back until the Chancellor's autumn statement on November 22, despite weekend reports that an announcement could be made as soon as this week-ahead of the Conservatives' conference in Manchester.

She told GB News that Jeremy Hunt would lay out a decision "at the next fiscal event", meaning the statement, but then shied away from confirming that timetable in subsequent interviews this morning.

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