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Rail minister Huw Merriman is confident the government can “harness the power of the private sector” to deliver a transformative “life science quarter” at London Euston and other rail investments.

Network Rail chair Lord (Peter) Hendy of Richmond Hill has said he wants the Euston Partnership Board to continue its work despite the government's decision to develop High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Euston Station with a private Development Corporation.

Residents around the paused High Speed 2 (HS2) London Euston work site are “frustrated and angry” while complaints about construction remain high across the whole of Phase One, according to the independent construction commissioner.

The government’s decision to re-phase High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Euston terminus by two years has caused issues with London tunnelling including lost efficiencies, according to a chief engineer on the project.

The government has confirmed that the prime minister’s vision of a “Euston Quarter” with a six-platform High Speed 2 (HS2) station and “up to 10,000 homes” will only go forward with private investment.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s “scorched earth” approach to cancelling High Speed 2 (HS2), including slashing Euston’s capacity and removing safeguards on the route, means that the northern legs of the high-speed network will never be built.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2), Birmingham to Manchester, will not go ahead, while a new management team will take over the development of the Euston station site.

The chief executive of Mace has hit out at plans to scrap further parts of HS2, stating that the contractor is working on new designs for Euston which can meet the budget set for the terminus.

Mace Dragados JV (MDJV) has completed the new Traction Substation (TSS) at High Speed 2's (HS2's) Euston station ahead of work on site pausing for two years.

Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to drive the 7.2km twin-bore High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnels between Old Oak Common and Euston will be put in place underground years before the government gives permission to proceed.