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Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers
UK NewsBusiness•June 29, 2026 at 12:01 AMNational

Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers

By Julia Kollewe•The Guardian - UK News

Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failuresRevised plans for HS2 should not be put into action until the government is confident they can be delivered, according to the public spending watchdog.The project to build the high-speed railway must be put on a stable footing to avoid a repeat of past failures, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report. Continue reading...

Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failures

Revised plans for HS2 should not be put into action until the government is confident they can be delivered, according to the public spending watchdog.

The project to build the high-speed railway must be put on a stable footing to avoid a repeat of past failures, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report.

Continue reading...