At least £22. 5 billion has already been spent building the london to birmingham section, while over £2 billion has gone towards the second phase on things such as buying up land and property. Labour manchester mayor andy burnham said ditching the manchester link would be a permanent statement to people in the north that they were second class citizens when it came to transport. Lets discuss the pros and cons. Joining me now is Alexandra Hall chen, whos the principal Policy Advisor for sustainability, skills, and employment at the institute of directors. Good morning to you. This has been such a contentious story. Ever since the leaks came out weeks ago about the future for hsz. What weeks ago about the future for hs2. What do you make of this decision on the part of the government . Decision on the part of the government . The key here is about stability government . The key here is about stability and about stability and Policy Making. Any instability in the business environment, i
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