Terry Morgan expects Crossrail overrun to cost him HS2 job

By Jordan Marshall2018-12-03T10:08:00

Morgan said he had not yet been formally told he would lose his position at both Crossrail and HS2

Sir Terry Morgan is preparing to be axed from his position at both HS2 and Crossrail after reports leaked to the Financial Times suggested chancellor Philip Hammond and transport secretary Chris Grayling have been lobbying Theresa May for his dismissal.

Morgan, who was named chair of HS2 in July and has held the same position at Crossrail since 2009, said he now expects that announcement to be formalised in the coming days.

Speaking to the BBC Radio 4 PM programme on Saturday he said: “I did get confirmation late yesterday afternoon that that was a leak.

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