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Critics are shocked at the
of HS2. It was announced by the
party in 2012 to "level up" the
. Abandoning it is a U-turn. A year
, the government was committed to HS2. Now, the
is leaving the north of England with a century-old
. The High Speed Rail Group said: "Every
major European country has managed to build a high-
rail network, recognizing it's a
part of a modern society and
."
