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

<p>Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failures</p><p>Revised plans for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/hs2">HS2</a> should not be put into action until the government is confident they can be delivered, according to the public spending watchdog.</p><p>The project to build the high-speed railway must be put on a stable footing to avoid a repeat of past failures, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/29/pause-hs2-reset-until-you-are-confident-it-can-be-delivered-nao-tells-ministers">Continue reading...</a>