HS2 funding Wales

HS2's Chiltern Tunnel under construction (Image: HS2)

Motoring and Transport

WALES: ‘Every pound denied to Wales cannot be invested in Welsh rail’ — politicians round on UK Government as HS2 bill hits £102.7 billion

Welsh politicians from across the political spectrum have renewed calls for Wales to receive billions in HS2 consequential funding after…

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Kit Peters

19th May 2026

19th May 2026

WALES: HS2 reset confirmed at up to £102.7 billion — and Wales won’t see a penny of it, but here’s what the government says you’ll get instead

Artist's impression of high speed train set to travel on the new HS2 line between London and Birmingham (Image: HS2)

Public Transport

Montage showing Torsten Bell portrait, Rachel Reeves with Keir Starmer on the Commons front bench, and Swansea Bay at dusk — linking UK Budget 2025 decisions to South West Wales.

Agricultural Property Relief

2nd February 2026

Autumn Budget 2025: What more than 100 possible tax changes could mean for South West Wales

Swansea West MP Torsten Bell is helping shape Autumn Budget 2025, with more than 100 tax changes under review that…