New Prime Minister urged to abandon HS2 scheme as costs continue to rise

The debate as to whether the HS2 high-speed rail network should be built dominated the media’s coverage of transport in the aftermath of Boris Johnson becoming the country’s new Prime Minister

Media Coverage of transport policy as a new Prime Minister was installed in Downing Street was heavily focused on whether the proposed HS2 high-speed rail network would survive the arrival of a new resident at Number Ten. “There must be a point at which HS2 is just too expensive,” suggested Nils Pratley, the financial editor of The Guardian. “Once upon a time, the rail link was meant to cost £32bn in its entirety. In 2012, that became £42bn. Then £56bn. Now,...

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