Rishi Sunak blocked a Lendlease-led, private sector plan to build HS2’s Euston station when he was chancellor, just three years before adopting a near-identical version last week.
The prime minister last Wednesday stripped the HS2 organisation from running the Euston project, citing mismanagement and spiralling costs.
He said Euston needed a private finance partnership to get a grip and keep down costs. The Euston plan includes the link to Old Oak Common in west London.
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