Supreme Court rejects HS2 challenge

THE Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge from opponents of the HS2 high speed rail scheme.

The challenge was mounted by protestors who believed the Government had failed to carry out proper environmental impact studies when preparing the case for the £50bn project.

The opponents had been hoping a legal ruling in their favour would force the Government to rethink.

However, the ruling removes a further barrier to the controversial scheme’s progress although further challenges could be mounted against phase two of the project which involves the extension of the route to Manchester and Leeds.