Tory MPs say HS2 rail link will cost in excess of £100bn

摘要

Several Conservative MPs have claimed the true cost of HS2 will be more than £100bn. The price tag for the high-speed rail link stands at £S6bn, although the last official cost estimate for the scheme - dating back to 2015 - put the likely figure at £6Sbn. But in a debate led by former Commons leader Andrea Leadsom last week, opponents of the scheme argued the actual cost would be substantially higher. Tory backbencher Antoinette Sandbach said it "now looks like a certainty" that HS2 will cost more than £100bn. She was joined by fellow Tory MPs Andrew Bridgen and Victoria Prentis, as well as Labour MP Barry Sheerman, who all repeated the figure. Bridgen told the House: "It is clear the project will be far in excess of £100bn."