The Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed that the government broadly agreed with the high-speed rail network from London to Birmingham (HSR2) but he said 50% of the preferred route published in March has been amended.

Professor of local government Tony Travers and Chris White, MP for Warwick and Leamington, discuss the impact of the changes on local people.

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