Protestors hitting HS2's cost and timetable, railway admits

By Jordan Marshall2020-10-28T06:00:00

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Disruption has intensified since last autumn

Protestors campaigning against HS2 are now starting to add to the cost of the £100bn scheme and threatening to derail its schedule, the railway has admitted.

It said there had been a "significant increase" in protester action since autumn last year with minutes from a late July board meeting warning: "This is now having a direct effect on cost and schedule."

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