Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has officially cancelled "the rest of the HS2 project" meaning the line will now stop at the new Curzon Street Station in Birmingham.   

Speaking at the annual Conservative Party Conference today, the PM said: "I am cancelling the rest of the HS2 project and in its place, we will reinvest every single penny (£36 billion) in hundreds of new transport projects."  

The high-speed rail project was meant to link London, the Midlands and the north of England.   

The line will now stretch from Euston to the West Midlands - with HS2 no longer running the site at the station in the capital.  

The PM also said that HS2 will run from Euston Station, rather than terminating at Old Oak Common.  

In addition, the London Euston station will only have six platforms for high-speed rail instead of 11.   

Mr Sunak continued: "Every region outside of London will receive the same or more government investment than they would have done under HS2, with quicker results."    

Speculation has grown over the past few weeks that the Government will not continue with the latter phases of the line which would have seen it extend to Manchester via Crewe.   

Phase 2a of HS2 was planned to connect the West Midlands to Crewe, with phase 2B connecting Crewe to Manchester.  

HS2 has suffered from delays and spiralling costs, as well as widespread criticism on the effects the project would have on existing services. 

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