Government to finally drop plan for HS2 link to Leeds – reports
The government has refused to confirm or deny reports that it will finally cancel plans for the HS2 link to Leeds this week, and instead fund a hodgepodge of disparate projects which favour Conservative constituencies and leave mysterious gaps in the rail network.
The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, is expected to announce the outcome of the long-delayed integrated rail plan on Thursday.
The Sunday Times suggested he would commit to building HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester but not Leeds, which has already cleared vast swathes of the city centre to accommodate a new station.
To soften the blow, Shapps is expected to announce two shorter high-speed routes, the paper said. One would run between Leeds and Sheffield and another from Birmingham
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