Transport experts warned spiralling prices in the construction industry means the true cost of the high-speed rail line could top £100billion.
MPs who oppose the project have urged Rishi Sunak to scrap the second phase of HS2, which would link the West Midlands to Manchester.
Critics believe the costs cannot be justified when the tax burden has risen to the highest level in decades.
Tory MP Esther McVey, an Express columnist and former Cabinet minister, said the new high-speed railway was an “unnecessary vanity project”.
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