The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, will reveal that the Conservatives wasted billions of pounds on the troubled HS2 high-speed rail project due to mismanagement, poor contractual decisions, and constant redesigns. Amidst a projected cost increase to £100 billion, she will address numerous financial waste issues, including confirmed allegations of fraud within the supply chain. Alexander also aims to learn from the failures highlighted in two reviews to improve future infrastructure projects and emphasizes the urgent need for accountability in this costly endeavor.
The Conservatives wasted billions of pounds on HS2 through poor management, badly negotiated contracts and constant design changes, the transport secretary will say on Wednesday.
Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money has been wasted by constant scope changes, ineffective contracts and bad management, Alexander will tell the House of Commons.
There are allegations that parts of the supply chain have been defrauding taxpayers, and I have been clear that these need to be investigated rapidly and rigorously.
The cost inflated out of all control, billions were wasted due to political indecision. There was a failure of ministerial oversight from the then transport secretary.
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