Liz Truss hints controversial HS2 link could be scrapped amid spiralling costs as she says the Government must be prepared to 'junk white elephant' infrastructure projects

Mail Online - Liz Truss today hinted the controversial HS2 rail link could be scrapped as she said the Government must be prepared to 'junk white elephant' projects.

...Officials fear the costs of HS2 - a new rail link joining London to the West Midlands, Leeds and Manchester - could balloon past its £56billion budget to over £100bn.