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Downing Street refuses to guarantee the line will run to Manchester as planned.
Comes amid reports Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are considering scrapping the project's second stage.
The Independent reported ministers were considering shelving the northern phase amid concerns about spiralling costs and severe delays.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister said: "We are committed to HS2".
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