In the last days of Labour, in 2009, Gordon Brown promised Scotland a connection to HS2.
By 2023, the Guardian seems to think:
It was originally envisaged as a Y-shaped network which would go from London Euston to Birmingham, with two spurs to Manchester and Leeds.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/how-much-has-been-spent-on-hs2-so-far-and-what-is-at-stake
Three days ago:
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is not guilty of the “great rail betrayal” that Labour has accused the Government of by not committing to building HS2 in full.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the costs of the high-speed rail project to the North are “getting totally out of control” as Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee it will reach Manchester.
Better together as long as you don’t want to get together too quickly?
Talking-up Scotland 
I just love the constant Tory , Labour etc … references of HS2 reaching ”The North ” !
If London is ”The South ” and Manchester is ”The North ” , what the f*ck does that make Glasgow ?
And don’t even think about Inverness , Orkney , Shetland …
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