Chancellor discussing railway鈥檚 future with PM at key meeting today

Sajid Javid is expected to throw his support behind HS2 at key meeting later today.

The chancellor is set to tell Boris Johnson and transport secretary Grant Shapps he is backing the scheme, saying it remains value for money.

The scheme has spiralled in price, with the cost of the railway now officially standing at 拢88bn.

But a review of the project, by former chair Doug Oakervee, has said the cost could be 拢106bn.

A final decision on the railway is unlikely to be made until next week.

Yesterday, 好色先生TV reported construction firms earned around 拢4m a day from work on HS2 during the three months after the scheme was put under review last summer.

At least 拢363m was paid to firms in August, September and October last year.

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The site for the planned HS2 station has now been cleared

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