Business leaders attack HS2 'folly'
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has joined those calling for HS2 to be scrapped, branding the project "a grand folly".
'There is a strong case for HS2' - Transport Minister responds to critics
Liberal Democrat MP, Norman Baker, has repeated his support for HS2. The MP said there is a strong environmental and economic case for high speed rail.
Opponents of the scheme have criticised the cost of the project, but Baker has compared them to people who were against the construction of the Channel Tunnel and M25.
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