High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned.

Mark Wild, chief executive of HS2, said the project has “great value, intrinsic value”. He made the comments days after an influential group of MPs described HS2 as an example of “how not to run a ...

This would reduce the journey time between London and Birmingham by almost half, as well as increase capacity on over-stretched North-South rail links. HS2 was considered to be an economy-booster ...

Mark Wild, chief executive of HS2, said the ... economic growth in west London, Mr Wild said: “HS2 will prove its worth”. He spoke of the link to the centre of Birmingham being little more ...

High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...