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Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers

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The National Audit Office—Britain's public spending watchdog—has advised the government to pause HS2's revised plans until officials are confident they can actually deliver them. The rail project needs a stable foundation, the NAO said, to avoid repeating the expensive mistakes of the past.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/29/pause-hs2...

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