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HS2 paid consultancies £65mn last year in run-up to project ‘reset’
HS2, the UK's high-speed rail project, paid £65 million to consultancies in the year leading up to a project 'reset'. The increased spending has raised concerns about the management of the long-delayed, taxpayer-funded railway.
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