Ministers accused of “bending” the new high-speed rail line to avoid George Osborne’s affluent constituency

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SOURCE DAILY MAIL Cameron forced to defend George Osborne over claims he diverted planned high-speed rail line away from posh constituents
The Government faced claims of hypocrisy after it emerged that the northern section of the new HS2 rail network would include a £600 million “detour” around parts of the Chancellor’s seat of Tatton in Cheshire.

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