{"id":85230,"date":"2023-06-22T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-hs2-pause-is-costing-taxpayer-over-360m-leaked-govt-briefing-reveals\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T12:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T11:00:30","slug":"exclusive-hs2-pause-is-costing-taxpayer-over-360m-leaked-govt-briefing-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-hs2-pause-is-costing-taxpayer-over-360m-leaked-govt-briefing-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: HS2 &#8216;pause&#8217; is costing taxpayer over \u00a3360m, leaked govt briefing reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/L69ceOQH_m0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"EXCLUSIVE: HS2 'pause' is costing taxpayer over \u00a3360m, leaked govt briefing reveals\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L69ceOQH_m0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Delays to HS2 announced by the government earlier this year in order to help &quot;balance the books&quot; will likely cost the taxpayer at least \u00a3366m, according to new analysis exclusively leaked to Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the government said work on the leg between Birmingham and Crewe would have to be put on hold because of the impact of inflation, and in April the Transport Secretary confirmed that work had also been stopped for two years at London&#8217;s Euston station.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the story here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/hs2-pause-designed-to-save-money-is-costing-the-taxpayer-more-than-360m-leaked-govt-briefing-reveals-12907338<\/p>\n<p>#hs2 #highspeedrailways #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps:<br \/>\nApple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8<br \/>\nAndroid https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are also available in German here\/Hier k\u00f6nnen Sie au\u00dferdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delays to HS2 announced by the government earlier this year in order to help &quot;balance the books&quot; will likely cost the taxpayer at least \u00a3366m, according to new analysis exclusively leaked to Sky News. 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