List of opposition to High Speed 2 explained

The planned high-speed railway in the UK known as High Speed 2 has encountered significant opposition from various organisations and individuals.

Political parties

• The Green Party had previously voted to oppose the HS2 plans at its Spring 2011 conference on environmental and economic grounds.^[1] Alan Francis, the party transport spokesperson, had previously outlined its support for high-speed rail in principle in terms of benefits to capacity, reduced journey times and reduced carbon emissions, but recommended a line restricted to 300to which would enable it to use existing transport corridors to a greater extent and increase efficiency.^[2] However, in September 2024 the party reversed its stance and now supports the line.^[3]
• The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is opposed nationally and locally to the proposed HS2 plans.^{[4] [5]} UKIP has been campaigning against HS2 as it is also part of the EU's Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Policy. It had previously proposed a much larger and more expensive three-line high-speed network running from London to Newcastle (and on to Scotland), London to Bristol (and on to Wales) and London to Birmingham along with upgrading several other sections of the WCML and Scottish rail to high speed in its 2010 manifesto.^[6]
• The Brexit Party said in 2019 it would save £200 billion by shelving the HS2 project.^[7]

Campaign groups

• Stop HS2 organises nationally and represents local action groups along the route, under the slogan "No business case. No environmental case. No money to pay for it.".^{[8] [9]} Chair
• Penny Gaines commented in 2020 that "The case for HS2 has always been poor, and is simply getting worse".^[10]
• Extinction Rebellion, a global protest movement. Alongside Stop HS2, Extinction Rebellion organised a walk of 125 miles along the proposed railway line in June 2020.^[11]
• The HS2 Action Alliance was an umbrella group for opposition groups.^{[12] [13]} These included ad hoc entities, residents' associations, and parish councils.^[14] The Alliance's primary aim was to prevent HS2 from happening; secondary aims included evaluating and minimising the impacts of HS2 on individuals, communities and the environment, and communication of facts about HS2, and its compensation scheme.^[12] The HS2 Action Alliance criticised the Department of Transport's demand forecasts as being too high, as well as having other shortcomings in the assessment methodology.^{[15] [16]}
• Action Groups Against High Speed Two (AGHAST) claimed in 2011 that the project was not viable economically.^[17]
• The Right Lines Charter, an umbrella group established in 2011 for several environmental and other organisations that support the principle of a high-speed rail network but believe that the current HS2 scheme is unsound. Members include the Campaign for Better Transport,^[18] the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Friends of the Earth,^[19] Greenpeace, and Railfuture.^[20]

Environmental groups

• The Woodland Trust opposes the current route of the proposed High Speed 2 rail link because of its impact on ancient woodland. It reports that 108 ancient woods are threatened with loss or damage from the project.^[21]
• The Wildlife Trusts, which have criticised the proposals, stating that the former Government's policy on High Speed Rail (March 2010) underestimated the effect on wildlife habitats (with 4 SSSIs and over 50 of other types of nature site affected), as well as noting that the proposals had not comprehensively shown any significant effect on transport carbon emissions and questioning the economic benefits of a line. The trusts called for additional research to be done on the effects of a high-speed line.^[22]
• The Selborne Society voiced its concern about the proximity of HS2 to Perivale Wood, a Local Nature Reserve in Ealing.^[23]
• The Campaign to Protect Rural England believes that lower speeds would increase journey times only slightly, while allowing the line to run along existing motorway and railway corridors, reducing intrusion.^[24]

Other groups

• The National Trust. Fiona Reynolds, at the time Director-General, stated in 2010: "there are lots of questions about the economics and above all the impact".^[25]
• The New Economics Foundation, a think-tank promoting environmentalism, localism and anti-capitalism. It published a formal response to the public consultation in August 2011^[26] which concluded that the case for a high-speed rail link was incomplete and that the benefits of the scheme had been "over-emphasised" by its promoters.^[27]
• The Taxpayers Alliance, an anti-tax pressure group, describes the project as a white elephant.^{[28] [29]}
• The Independent newspaper considers the costs excessive and the benefits uncertain.^[30] An investigation published in February 2013 claimed that 350 wildlife sites would be destroyed by the new HS2 line^[31] and an accompanying editorial argued that environmentalists should oppose the project.^[32] A separate investigation published in March 2013 suggested that the project was unlikely to keep within its £33 billion budget.^[33]
• The Federation of Small Businesses, which has expressed scepticism over the need for high-speed rail, stating that roads expenditure was more useful for its members.^[34]
• High Speed UK "is an alternative high speed rail network developed by professional railway engineers to address the shortcomings of HS2."^[35]

Individuals and politicians

Notable individuals

• Chris Packham, naturalist^[36]
• Noddy Holder, musician^[37]

Conservative politicians

• Steve Baker, Conservative MP for Wycombe 2010–24 and Chair, European Research Group^[38]
• Shaun Bailey, Conservative Candidate for London Mayoral election 2021^[39]
• Bob Blackman, Conservative MP for Harrow East since 2010^[40]
• Sir Graham Brady, Conservative MP for Altrincham and Sale West from 1997 to 2024^[38]
• Andrew Bridgen, Conservative MP (2010–23) & Independent MP (2023–24) for North West Leicestershire from 2010^[41]
• Rob Butler, Conservative MP for Aylesbury 2019–24^[38]
• Theodora Clarke, Conservative MP for Stafford 2019–24^[38]
• Phillip Davies, Conservative MP for Shipley 2005–24^[38]
• Liam Fox, Conservative MP for North Somerset 1992–2024^[42]
• Dame Cheryl Gillan, Conservative MP for Amersham and Chesham from 1992 to 2021^[43]
• James Grundy, Conservative MP for Leigh 2019–24^[38]
• Adam Holloway, Conservative MP for Gravesham 2005–24^[38]
• Chris Loder, Conservative MP for West Dorset 2019–24^[38]
• Joy Morrissey, Conservative MP for Beaconsfield since 2019^[38]
• Laurence Robertson, Conservative MP for Tewkesbury 1997–2024^[38]
• David Simmonds, Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner 2019–24^[38]
• Greg Smith, Conservative MP for Buckingham 2019–24 & Mid Buckinghamshire since 2024^[38]
• Alexander Stafford, Conservative MP for Rother Valley 2019–24^[38]
• William Wragg, Conservative MP for Hazel Grove 2015–24^[38]

Labour politicians

• Tony Berkeley, Labour Member of the House of Lords^[44]

• The Lord Mandelson, Former Labour MP and House of Lords member since 2008^[45]
• Barry Sheerman, Labour MP for Huddersfield 1979-24^[46]
• Tulip Siddiq, Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn 2015–24 & Hampstead and Highgate 2024–^[47]
• Christian Wolmar, Former London Labour Mayoral candidate^{[48] [49]}

Green Party politicians

• Jonathan Bartley, Co-Leader of the Green Party and Leader of the Opposition on Lambeth London Borough Council since 2018^[50]
• Siân Berry, Co-Leader of the Green Party and Green member of the London Assembly 2016–24 and MP for Brighton, Pavilion 2024–^[51]
• Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton, Pavilion 2010–24^[52]
• Caroline Russell, Leader of the Green Party on the London Assembly since 2016^[53]
• Natalie Bennet, Leader of the Green Party 2012-16 and Member of the House of Lords 2019-^[54]

Brexit Party politicians

• Nigel Farage, sometimes leader of UKIP and later the Brexit Party, MEP 1999–2019, current leader of Reform UK since 2024 and MP for Clacton since 2024^[55]

Local government

• The 51m group consists of 19 local authorities along or adjacent to the Phase One route. It suggests the project will cost each Parliamentary Constituency £51 million.^[56] Constituent members of 51m include:
  • Buckinghamshire County Council^[57]
  • London Borough of Hillingdon^[58]
  • Warwickshire County Council^[59]
  • Leicestershire County Council^[60]
  • Northamptonshire County Council^[61]
  • Oxfordshire County Council^[62]
  • Coventry City Council^[63]
  • Camden Borough Council^[64]
  • Staffordshire County Council^[65]
• Derby City Council was disappointed at the chosen location for the East Midlands Hub station in Toton, preferring a route that would make use of the existing Derby railway station.^[66] These plans are opposed by Derbyshire County Council,^[67] Nottingham City Council,^[68] and Rushcliffe Borough Council.^[69]
• The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce opined that HS2 offered no benefit to its area.^[70]
• Wakefield Council opposes HS2, preferring instead "to upgrade rail connections between the cities and towns in the North's east and west and to make the national highway fit for purpose".^[71]

See also

• List of support for High Speed 2
• Rail transport in Great Britain
• Turin–Lyon high-speed railway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greens oppose HS2: "it wouldn't do what it says on the tin" . 26 February 2011 . 26 February 2011 . Green Party . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317155826/http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/26-02-2011-high-speed-rail-decision.html . 17 March 2012 . live .
2. Web site: Updated Green Party proposals on HS2 route . Green Party . 22 March 2010 . 31 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170629161604/http://www.chilterngreenparty.org.uk/news/25/54/Concern-over-route-for-HS2.html . 29 June 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: 2024-09-08 . Green Party reverses its opposition to building HS2 . 2024-09-09 . The Independent . en.
4. News: UKIP set to make HS2 an issue in local elections Railnews Today's news for Tomorrow's railway . 25 July 2020 . Rail News . 7 April 2013.
5. Web site: UKIP Say No To HS2 . UK Independence Party . 5 August 2011 . August 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130416021128/http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2416-ukip-says-no-to-hs2. . 16 April 2013 . dmy-all .
6. Web site: Category: 2010 Policy documents - Transport 2010 . UK Independence Party . 28 October 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130905034635/http://www.ukip.org/component/content/article/49-policy/2010-policy-documents/538-transport-2010 . 5 September 2013 . dmy-all .
7. News: Brexit Party manifesto 2019: key policies, at a glance . . 9 December 2019 . 25 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230052638/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/0/brexit-party-manifesto-2019-general-election-guide/ . 30 December 2019 . live .
8. Web site: StopHS2. 30 November 2012. We oppose the HS2 High Speed Rail link, because the business case is based on unrealistic assumptions, the environmental impact has not been assessed, it is not green, the strategic benefits are questionable, and the money could be better spent on other things.. 2018-03-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321122744/http://stophs2.org/about. 2018-03-21. live.
9. News: Tory MPs face high speed rail backlash . Another campaigner, Penny Gaines, chairman of stop HS2. accused Mrs Gillan of "bottling out" by appearing to welcome the concessions announced by Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary. . The Daily Telegraph . 12 January 2012 . Millward . David . London . 6 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524173654/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9007642/Tory-MPs-face-high-speed-rail-backlash.html . 24 May 2019 . live .
10. News: Storm breaks after Berkeley publishes his HS2 review . 25 July 2020 . Rail News . 6 January 2020.
11. News: Taylor . Diane . Anti-HS2 protesters begin 125-mile walk along proposed route . 25 July 2020 . The Guardian . 20 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200705032110/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/20/anti-hs2-protesters-begin-125-mile-walk-along-proposed-route . 5 July 2020 . live .
12. Web site: About us . HS2 Action Alliance . Amersham . 2010 . 18 May 2010 . https://archive.today/20110110185246/http://www.hs2actionalliance.org/aboutus.php . 10 January 2011 . dead .
13. News: High-speed rail route to be announced . Peter . Woodman . 19 December 2010 . . London . 31 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925162924/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/highspeed-rail-route-to-be-announced-2164607.html . 25 September 2015 . live .
14. Web site: HS2 action groups (and other HS2 active organisations) . 2010 . HS2 Action Alliance . 18 May 2010 . https://archive.today/20120802090526/http://www.hs2actionalliance.org/yourlocalgroup.php . 2 August 2012 . dead .
15. Web site: Transport and the economy, Memorandum from Wharf Weston (TE 30) . November 2010 . UK Parliament . 2018-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173719/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmtran/writev/economy/te30.htm . 2018-03-31 . live .
16. Web site: Memorandum from Bluespace Thinking Ltd (TE 07) . 7. Problems with the current forecasting and analysis methodology . September 2010 . UK Parliament . 2018-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173432/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmtran/writev/economy/te07.pdf . 2018-03-31 . live .
17. News: Walker . Jonathan . High speed rail link protesters challenge noise level claims . 25 July 2020 . Business Live . 6 May 2011.
18. Web site: Briefing on White Paper on High Speed Rail, White Paper Response . Campaign for Better Transport . n.d. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085513/http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/campaigns/trains/high-speed-white+paper . 20 September 2011 . dmy-all .
19. Web site: High Speed Rail: Friends of the Earth's views . . October 2010 . 2018-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102231500/http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/high_speed_rail.pdf . 2013-11-02 . live .
20. Web site: About the Charter . Right Lines Charter . 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120203213805/http://rightlines.org.uk/about/ . 3 February 2012 . dmy-all .
21. Web site: High Speed 2 . August 2013 . 2018-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181128211126/https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/our-campaigns/hs2-rail-link/ . 2018-11-28 . live .
22. Web site: The Wildlife Trust's position statement on High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) . . October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725134558/http://www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk/media/57738/hs2%20twt%20position%20statement%20oct%202010%20final.pdf . 25 July 2011 . dmy-all .
23. Book: Hall . Dewey W. . Romantic Naturalists, Early Environmentalists: An Ecocritical Study, 1789–1912 . 2016 . Routledge . 978-1-317-06151-9 . 14 . 24 July 2020 . en.
24. Is High Speed 2 on the Wrong Track? . Campaign to Protect Rural England . 4 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101111133452/http://www.cpre.org.uk/news/view/709 . 11 November 2010 . dmy-all .
25. News: National Trust anger over High Speed 2 railway . . London . 7 November 2010 . Michael . Howie . 6 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170614103942/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/8114604/National-Trust-anger-over-High-Speed-2-railway.html . 14 June 2017 . live .
26. Web site: Response to the HS2 Consultation . New Economics Foundation . 4 August 2011 . 4 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190804153549/https://neweconomics.org/2011/08/response-hs2-consultation/ . 4 August 2019 . live .
27. Web site: Response to the HS2 Consultation . New Economics Foundation . 3 August 2011 . 4 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190804160108/https://neweconomics.org/uploads/files/e0febef192d7fa8a06_u6m6bos8d.pdf . 4 August 2019 . live .
28. Web site: Cole . Rob . HS2 Rail Link Between London And Birmingham A 'White Elephant' Says Taxpayers Alliance | UK News . Sky News . https://web.archive.org/web/20110207180438/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/HS2-Rail-Link-Between-London-And-Birmingham-A-White-Elephant-Says-Taxpayers-Alliance/Article/201102115922708 . 7 February 2011 . 4 Feb 2011.
29. Web site: Research Note 82: High Speed Rail . 4 February 2011 . Stokes . Chris . Taxpayers' Alliance . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110408051958/http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/highspeedrail.pdf . 8 April 2011 . dmy-all .
30. News: Editorial: High-speed rail is not the best way to spend £32bn . The Independent . London . 28 January 2013 . 3 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216092300/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-highspeed-rail-is-not-the-best-way-to-spend-32bn-8470654.html . 16 December 2013 . live .
31. News: IoS investigation: HS2 – the hidden cost to Britain's wildlife . Randall, David . Owen, Jonathan . The Independent on Sunday . London . 3 February 2013 . 3 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203013828/http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/ios-investigation-hs2--the-hidden-cost-to-britains-wildlife-8478609.html . 3 February 2013 . live .
32. News: Editorial: Light green is not green enough . The Independent on Sunday . 3 February 2013 . 3 February 2013 . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216092241/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-light-green-is-not-green-enough-8478435.html . 16 December 2013 . live .
33. News: Revealed: HS2's £33bn budget already derailed before a track is laid . The Independent on Sunday . 10 March 2013 . 10 March 2013 . London . Mark . Leftly . Jane . Merrick . https://web.archive.org/web/20130311032245/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/revealed-hs2s-33bn-budget-already-derailed-before-a-track-is-laid-8527920.html . 11 March 2013 . live .
34. News: Business call for high speed rail cash to be spent on roads . . 3 December 2010 . Walker . Jonathan . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928111131/http://www.birminghampost.net/news/2010/12/03/business-call-for-high-speed-rail-cash-to-be-spent-on-roads-65233-27762155/ . 28 September 2012.
35. Web site: ABOUT HSUK . 2023-04-01 . highspeeduk.co.uk.
36. News: Springwatch presenter Chris Packham wins right to hearing over HS2 . Suemori . Akira . 28 June 2020 . . 24 December 2020 . "The television presenter and naturalist Chris Packham has won a breakthrough in his campaign against HS2." . https://web.archive.org/web/20200829011820/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/springwatch-presenter-chris-packham-wins-right-to-hearing-over-hs2-qcsm20djv . 29 August 2020 . live.
37. Web site: Hardiman. Deborah. 2021-12-29. Noddy Holder: HS2 line will be an expensive mistake. 2021-12-30. Shropshire Star. en.
38. Morrissey . Joy . joymorrissey . 1208736560931360769 . 22 December 2019 . Fighting HS2 with my fellow Conservative MPs. This week I joined the HS2 Review Group. We have collectively written to the PM calling for HS2 to be cancelled due to the collapsing business case. Letter in full below. #stopHS2 https://t.co/nwpTpHYHt5 . en . December 24, 2020.
39. Web site: Rogers. Alexandra. 2019-07-15. Tory mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey calls for 'pause' on HS2. 2021-05-16. CityAM. en-GB.
40. Web site: Proctor. Ian. 2014-04-29. Harrow MP Bob Blackman among rebel Tories who tried to block HS2 bill. 2021-05-16. MyLondon. en.
41. News: HS2 go-ahead: Support and criticism among MPs. 11 February 2020. BBC News. 27 January 2021.
42. Web site: Watts . Joseph . Liam Fox will 'scrap HS2' if he becomes PM and Conservative leader | Politics | News | London Evening Standard . Standard.co.uk . 4 July 2016 . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160704225113/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/liam-fox-ill-scrap-hs2-if-i-become-pm-a3287531.html . 4 July 2016 . live .
43. Web site: Gillies. Kiera. 2020-01-24. 'HS2 is billions over budget' – MP Cheryl Gillan continues to condemn the controversial project. 2021-05-16. Bucks Free Press. en.
44. News: Devereux . Nigel . Leaked draft confirms Oakervee support for full HS2 route . 25 July 2020 . The Railway Hub . 2 November 2019.
45. News: Lord Mandelson warns HS2 will be an 'expensive mistake' . London . The Guardian . David . Batty . 2 July 2013 . 31 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180401003808/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/jul/02/lord-mandelson-hs2-expensive-mistake . 1 April 2018 . live .
46. Web site: Eaton. George. 2013-10-31. HS2 vote: the Tory and Labour rebels. 2021-05-16. New Statesman. en.
47. Web site: 2016-03-22. Keir Starmer and Tulip Siddiq set to ignore three-line Labour whip on final HS2 vote. 2021-05-16. Camden New Journal. en-gb.
48. Web site: Why I remain opposed to HS2 – response to Ian Walmsley – Christian Wolmar . 2018-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613100540/http://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/2017/08/why-i-remain-opposed-to-hs2-response-to-ian-walmsley/ . 2018-06-13 . live .
49. News: Wolmar . Christian . What's the point of HS2? . 25 July 2020 . London Review of Books . 16 April 2014 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20200311092425/https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v36/n08/christian-wolmar/what-s-the-point-of-hs2 . 11 March 2020 . live .
50. Web site: 2020-02-11. Jonathan Bartley responds to government's decision to greenlight HS2. 2021-05-16. Green Party.
51. Web site: Osley. Richard. 2019-11-29. Green candidate: 'Turn HS2 site into a new national park'. 2021-05-16. Camden New Journal. en-gb.
52. Web site: Politicians Against HS2 High Speed 2 Action Alliance . www.hs2actionalliance.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150112025750/http://www.hs2actionalliance.org/what-is-hs2/coalition-against/politicians . 2015-01-12.
53. Web site: Publication from Caroline Russell: Letter to Sadiq Khan on Climate Emergency Funding. 19 February 2020.
54. Web site: Turn Left Media . 8 September 2024 . EXCLUSIVE: "I will not personally be speaking in favour of HS2." - @TheGreenParty peer Baroness @natalieben responds to controversial vote at #GPC24 on #HS2 which reverses long standing Green Party opposition to HS2, effectively splitting the party on the issue. . 10 September 2024 . X (twitter) .
55. Web site: Nigel Farage: Why Spend "Vast Amounts of Money" on HS2 to Get to Manchester 20 Minutes Quicker.
56. http://www.51m.co.uk/about-51m 51m membership
57. News: We don't want it here, we don't want high speed rail anywhere . . Uxbridge . Lawrence . Poole . 8 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911095029/http://www.buckinghamshireexaminer.co.uk/south-bucks-news/highspeedrail/2010/12/08/we-don-t-want-it-here-we-don-t-want-high-speed-rail-anywhere-114018-27797131/ . 11 September 2011 . dmy-all .
58. News: Council to 'robustly resist' high speed rail . . 6 December 2010 . 31 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512090138/http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/local-uxbridge-news/2010/12/06/council-to-robustly-resist-high-speed-rail-113046-27775496/ . 12 May 2013 . live .
59. County council opposes HS2 . 15 December 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110427072428/http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/corporate/newsstor.nsf/PublicByCategories/4205CBF6C662A7EC802577F9005C201C . 27 April 2011 . dmy-all .
60. http://www.51m.co.uk/news/leicestershire-another-local-authority-confirms-its-challenging-hs2 "Leicestershire is in – another local authority confirms it's challenging HS2" 51m website
61. Web site: . Northamptonshire Arc . High Speed Two (HS2) . the County Council objects strongly to the current published routes and insists that HS2 should only go ahead if a route can be found through consultation which minimises the potential adverse effect on local amenity, landscape and the environment . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110913171722/http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/environ/bigidea/pages/northamptonshirearc.aspx . 13 September 2011 . dmy-all .
62. http://www.51m.co.uk/news/buckinghamshirecounty-council-consutation-submission Three Rivers DC and Oxfordshire CC join 51m
63. News: City council unites in opposition to HS2 . 15 December 2010 . Matthew . Bates . Coventry Observer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724052811/http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/story-City-council-unites-in-opposition-to-HS2--31172.html . 24 July 2011 . dmy-all .
64. Web site: Impact of HS2 – Camden Council . Camden.gov.uk . 30 July 2010 . 23 April 2014.
65. High Speed 2:Staffordshire County Council set to oppose plans . 18 November 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326024050/http://www.lichfieldagainsthighspeedtrains.org.uk/SCC%20media%20release.pdf . 26 March 2012 . dmy-all .
66. News: Johnson. Robin. HS2 Derby route to "be considered". 12 December 2013. Derby Telegraph. 18 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215002835/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/HS2-Derby-route-considered/story-19534585-detail/story.html. 15 December 2013. dmy-all.
67. News: Jones. Severn. Chris. Joey. County council veto for HS2 alternative. 12 December 2013. Derby Telegraph. 10 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215002817/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/County-council-veto-HS2-alternative/story-19499822-detail/story.html. 15 December 2013. dmy-all .
68. News: Henesey. Bryan. Toton 'still best choice' for high-speed rail line. 12 December 2013. Nottingham Post. 9 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215044235/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Toton-best-choice-high-speed-rail-line/story-19494242-detail/story.html. 15 December 2013. dmy-all.
69. News: Parkway backed for HS2 station. 12 December 2013. Nottingham Post. 3 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206154233/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Parkway-backed-HS2-station/story-20251972-detail/story.html. 6 December 2013. dmy-all.
70. News: HS2 route will only benefit Birmingham, says Coventry business boss . . 24 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110315001614/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2010/11/24/hs2-route-will-only-benefit-birmingham-says-coventry-business-boss-92746-27707036/ . 15 March 2011.
71. Web site: Wakefield reacts to HS2 announcement. Wakefield Council. 23 April 2021. 18 July 2017.