Mr Khan suggested he was optimistic that the line will still be brought to Euston. My own view is that a High Speed train that goes from the West Midlands to west London is not what was promised...he wasn't sure what the attraction of such a route would be for travellers.
What do I know, from my conversations with the Government over the last three weeks, is that they do understand the importance of infrastructure for growth...they also understand the importance of London for growth. That, I would hope, bodes well.
I think if HS2 doesn't eventually come to Euston, it's a problem...It's a problem for doing a cost-benefit analysis of HS2. It's a question for increased capacity, it's a question for, equally, speed...it goes to the actual fundamentals of what the purpose of HS2 was.
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