Statement from the Mayor of London on reports that HS2 may not run through to central London

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “It beggars belief that the Government can spend tens of billions of pounds on a new railway from London to the North – and for it not to actually reach central London.

“HS2 is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to speedily connect the capital with cities in the North of England – and it defies all logic if the Government seriously expects commuters to have to switch onto already busy trains to complete their journey to and from central London.”

“Hundreds of millions of pounds has already been spent regenerating the Euston area and many affordable family homes have been demolished to make way for HS2. The Government needs to make sure that work has not been in vain.”