The i Paper, on UK Politics, 13 November 2026
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Read the original article on inews.co.uk (opens in a new tab)The i Paper reports that HS2's first completed tunnel, at Long Itchington Wood, has been sealed up while the rest of the civil works run behind schedule. It attributes the view that a Treasury spending cap is slowing the project to named critics, and reports the Government's statement that claims work was not getting done at sites were untrue. It also quotes HS2 chief executive Mark Wild saying money is not the constraint.
“Critics told The i Paper they believe progress on HS2 is being held back by a cap on spending set by the Treasury.”
The paper presents the spending cap explanation as the critics' belief, not as its own finding.
“The Government said claims work was not getting done at construction sites were “untrue””
The paper puts the Government's direct rebuttal to the critics' claim of idle sites next to the claim, so the reader sees the dispute and does not take one side's account as fact.
““Money is not the constraint,” Wild insisted.”
After the critics, the paper gives the HS2 chief executive's contrary view in his own quoted words, so both readings of the delay reach the reader with clear attribution.
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