'Once in a generation opportunity' thrown away with HS2 cuts David Cameron warns

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'Once in a generation opportunity' thrown away with HS2 cuts David Cameron warns
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The former Prime Minister said the decision will 'help to fuel the views of those who argue that we can no longer think or act for the long-term as a country'

A 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' will be lost thanks to the 'wrong' decision to cancel the rest of HS2, David Cameron has warned Rishi Sunak.

READ MORE: "We are temporarily derailed...but there's still plenty to play for": Andy Burnham makes vow as HS2 Manchester link is cancelled by Rishi SunakMr Cameron, writing on Twitter, said: “Today’s decision on HS2 is the wrong one. It will help to fuel the views of those who argue that we can no longer think or act for the long-term as a country; that we are heading in the wrong direction.

“All across the world, we see transformative, long-term infrastructure projects completed or underway. They show countries on the rise, building for future generations, thinking big and getting things done. “The decision to stop the legs north and east of Birmingham is deeply disappointing, leaving a major gap in the UK’s rail strategy around which a number of city regions have been basing their economic growth plans.

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