A GOVERNMENT scheme to boost northern rail connections risks repeating the same mistakes as the HS2 project, MPs warned today.The Commons public accounts committee (PAC) said there is a “clear risk” the northern rail plans cannot be delivered within their £45 billion budget cap.Committee members compared the development of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) to the “lack of robust governance” seen in the early stages of HS2.

A GOVERNMENT scheme to boost northern rail connections risks repeating the same mistakes as the HS2 project, MPs warned today.

The Commons public accounts committee (PAC) said there is a “clear risk” the northern rail plans cannot be delivered within their £45 billion budget cap.

Committee members compared the development of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) to the “lack of robust governance” seen in the early stages of HS2.

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