Labour 'is committed to get HS2 back on track'

Chancellor says probe has uncovered ‘shocking' issues

- JANE HAYNES Political Correspondent

HIGH Speed 2 is an “appalling mess” and there might not be any trains running on the line between Birmingham and the edge of London for another decade.

But Chancellor Rachel Reeves, speaking exclusively to the Post, assured Birmingham residents and would-be investors that her government was 'committed' to completing the line as planned and to 'get it back on track'.

The startling reality check about the troubled project was unveiled last week as two damning reports were published into the future of HS2.

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander described the rail project and its management as “no less than a litany of failure”.