Labour is set to announce the re-extension of HS2 to Crewe. There goes another Sunak legacy…

The West Midlands to Crewe route was “part A” of HS2’s Phase 2, which Sunak scrapped at Tory Party Conference in 2023. Will Labour cancel the £36 billion of extra transport investment that Sunak initiated in its place?

Labour ministers have “re-evaluated the cost-benefit of HS2” and come to the decision that it should go past Birmingham after all. A formal announcement is pencilled in for the New Year. Phase 2a already has parliamentary approval – LBC says construction will be handed over to a private consortium. Another black hole has just opened up…