Rishi Sunak has hailed the possibilities of a redeveloped HS2 terminus at Euston, amid a meeting between the Chancellor and key figures from the construction industry.
Mr Sunak, who visited East Staffordshire on Tuesday, said: “We are very confident that we can develop a new version of how Euston will be built, which is releasing funds for the taxpayer which we’ve invested in other transport projects now around the country. Pushed again on whether he could promise HS2 would reach Euston, he continued: “This is not just about building a railway station.
It comes as Jeremy Hunt held talks with construction firms and investors in 11 Downing Street, ahead of the autumn statement in November.A Treasury readout of the meeting said that the private sector has already expressed an interest in the redeveloped Euston project.