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Prime minister says ‘majority of journeys are by car’ as he avoids question on HS2 extension from BirminghamThe Independent’s Tom Peck may have worked out why the HS2 project is going so badly.Might seem like a silly question but are there actually “spades in the ground” on HS2, as Rishi Sunak claimed at least ten times this morning? Is it being dug by hand? That would explain a lot.Jameson: Sorry, I feel we’re going off topic here and I just want to keep it focused on HS2. We’re straight-talking people in the north. It’s a yes or a no. Are you scrapping the HS2 line between Birmingham and Manchester?Sunak: Like I said, I’m not not speculating on future things. We’ve got spades in the ground right now and we’re getting on … Continue reading...