MPs Raise Concerns Over Possible Axing of HS2 Northern Leg

During a heated House of Commons debate on Monday, MPs fired HS2 questions at the Under-Secretary of State for Transport Richard Holden.

Hoardings surround the site of the Birmingham High Speed Rail 2 station construction site at Curzon Street in Birmingham, England, on March 22, 2023. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Parliamentarians have raised concerns over the possible discontinuation of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project in the north of the country, accusing the government of “gross mismanagement.”

During a heated House of Commons debate on Monday, Tory as well as opposition MPs fired HS2 questions at the Under-Secretary of State for Transport Richard Holden.