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HS2

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line

Construction on sections of the HS2 route have been delayed (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)

HS2 needs to be completed to transform north of England

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

Part of HS2 to be delayed in bid to cut costs

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson, the new minister without portfolio

Pendle MP's new Cabinet position

Has Lancashire been left out of the big rail plan for the North?

Will Lancashire see any benefits from the government's rail plan for the North?

The problem-hit HS2 could cost more than £100bn

Business leaders welcome confirmation of HS2 link to Crewe

Network Rail says improvements are needed

Lancashire rail users face disruption on West Coast main line

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

Defiant Pendle MP slams Extinction Rebellion protesters and defends HS2

Extinction Rebellion protesters make their feelings clear outside the Barnoldswick office of Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

Extinction Rebellion protest at Pendle MP's office over 'destructive' HS2 projec...

HS2 could create 22,000 jobs, says the Government

Northern Powerhouse chiefs welcome start on £106bn HS2 project

Passenger trains between Old Oak Common in west London and Birmingham Curzon Street are due to start running between 2029 and 2033 (Photo: PA)

The HS2 project has been given approval to begin construction - here’s where wor...

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

Pendle MP to update Earby residents on rail developments

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

Pendle MP sets out his vision for HS2 and rail in the north

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

Pendle MP will oversee HS2 rail project

Potential HS2 train design.

HS2 won’t deliver Northern economic boom

Brierfield Mills

Bid to bring HS2 college to Brierfield

New homes will mean extra cash for council

Potential HS2 train design

HS2 is vitally important for the UK

Part of the proposed route for the HS2 high speed rail scheme. . Photo: HS2/PA Wire

Do we really need the HS2 rail plans?

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