Backbench MPs join opposition to £32bn high-speed rail link

HS2 opponents have fought threat to areas of outstanding natural beauty, but now they say the economic case is flawed too The government faces an uphill battle to win the argument for one of its most controversial infrastructure projects, High Speed 2, with an increasing number of backbench MPs set to join the chorus of voices coming out against it. The £32bn rail link connecting London to Birmingham and the north is to be granted a full parliamentary debate that will see the row over its potential impact stretch far beyond the constituencies through which it will run. Following a concerted campaign by Tory MPs, parliament’s backbench business committee has slated a debate for 13

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