‘Not too late’ for radical cuts to HS2, says ex-Johnson advisor

By Daniel Gayne2022-11-16T11:18:00

Policy Exchange report says scheme no longer value for money

A former Downing Street transport adviser has urged the chancellor to take an axe to HS2 in order to mitigate spending cuts elsewhere.

Andrew Gilligan, who advised Boris Johnson during his time as prime minister, claimed that reducing the scheme to the elements where construction has already begun could deliver a tenth of the spending cuts reportedly planned by Jeremy Hunt.

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