HS2: 'Money is not infinite' says Grant Shapps as Northern HS2 line set to be scrapped, Sky News understands

The planned railway - announced by the last Labour government but backed by successive Tory administrations - is intended to link London, the Midlands and the North of England but has been plagued by delays and rising costs.

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Speaking to Sky's Trevor Phillips, the former transport secretary said the prime minister was 'prepared to take difficult long-term decisions'
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