The £50billion HS2 rail line which will link the Midlands to London will go ahead as planned. MPs voted to give the legislation behind it a second reading - despite protests from campaigners and 33 Conservative MPs who voted against.
A majority of MP's have voted in favour of giving the HS2 bill a second reading, with 452 to 41 backing the principle of the HS2 project.
A total of 47 Conservative MPs missed the vote and 41 MPs either opposed the HS2 plans or backed an amendment put forward by former Cabinet minister Cheryl Gillan.
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