HS2 admits bill to keep sites safe from protestors has hit £50m

By Jordan Marshall2021-02-09T06:00:00

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Railway's minister Andrew Stephenson says impact on programme not yet worked out

HS2 has had to fork out almost £50m to guard its construction sites against protestors.

Last week, HS2 protestors made headlines when activists staging an underground protest at Euston in central London were forced out of tunnels.

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