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Tory ministers eye transport project pledges in bid to boost the Union in Scotland [Subscription]

UK ministers are considering a raft of infrastructure and construction projects as part of their drive to prove the benefits of the Union — and to “level up” Scotland to the highest standards in the country.

The HS2 now approaching is going backwards [Subscription]

The HS2 plan for Manchester has been described as “utterly baffling” after a report revealed how current train platform designs, which cost £570m, are facing the wrong way for passengers travelling to Leeds.

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  • Revealed: the £12bn bill for scrapping high-speed rail linkAs Boris Johnson assesses project, Tory mayor for West Midlands warns of political cost of scrapping itScrapping the HS2 rail project will cost at least £12 billion in write-offs and compensation and plunge major construction companies into financial peril, ministers are being warned.Sources close to the beleaguered scheme told the Observer that extra costs of £3bn-£4bn would be incurred even if it were scrapped immediately. £9bn has been spent already. With the issue causing tension inside the Conservative party, Whitehall insiders said that Boris Johnson could decide on the fate of the proje...

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