{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} The planned [[high-speed railway]] in the UK known as [[High Speed 2]] is supported by various groups and organisations.
==Organisations==
<!-- Support and opposition groups should be notable and have a position on _HS2_, not some other flavour of high-speed rail --> Organisations that support the HS2 project include:
*The two major UK political parties: [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (albeit with some criticism of the proposed route)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/general/2011/11/01-labours-new-hs2-fails-to.html |title=Labour's new HS2 fails to impress supporters or critics |date=1 November 2011 |work=RailNews |location =Stevenage}}</ref> and the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/8775798/Liberal-Democrats-Party-Conference-2011-September-19-as-it-happened.html |title=Liberal Democrats Party Conference 2011: September 19 as it happened |work= The Daily Telegraph |location =London |author =Holehouse, Matthew |date= 20 September 2011}}</ref> In Labour's 2019 manifesto the party said it would extend the dedicated high-speed track to Scotland. *The [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] changed its stance from opposition to support in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-08 |title=Green Party reverses its opposition to building HS2 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/green-party-hs2-manchester-greens-birmingham-b2609216.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> *[[Greengauge 21]], a not-for-profit research company which focuses on investigating high-speed rail technology,<ref name=greengauge21>{{cite web|title=About Greengauge 21 |url= http://www.greengauge21.net/about/|work=Greengauge 21 website|accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref> *The Campaign for HSR,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.campaignforhsr.com/about |title= About |work= Campaign for HSR |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120128032956/http://www.campaignforhsr.com/about |archivedate= 28 January 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> a campaign group led by Professor David Begg which aims to canvas support from businesses across the UK to promote the case for proposed high-speed rail. The campaign currently has support from over 400 UK businesses.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} *HSR:UK, a group of city councils: [[Birmingham City Council|Birmingham]], [[Bristol City Council|Bristol]], [[Cardiff Council|Cardiff]], [[Edinburgh City Council|Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow City Council|Glasgow]], [[Leeds City Council|Leeds]], [[Liverpool City Council|Liverpool]], [[Manchester City Council|Manchester]], [[Newcastle City Council|Newcastle]], [[Nottingham City Council|Nottingham]], and [[Sheffield City Council|Sheffield]].<ref>[http://www.highspeedrailuk.com/?page_id=36 Campaign for HSR]. Retrieved 14 April 2012.</ref> *Go-HS2,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.go-hs2.com/ |title=Go-HS2 |publisher=Go-HS2 |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> a group comprising [[West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive|Centro]], [[Birmingham City Council]], [[British Chambers of Commerce|Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]], [[Birmingham Airport]] and the [[NEC Group]]. The objective of the group is to promote the benefits that its members believe HS2 will bring to Birmingham and the West Midlands. *The [[Passenger transport executive#Passenger Transport Executive Group|Passenger Transport Executives Group]] (PTEG), which represents six Passenger Transport Executives.<ref>[http://www.pteg.net/NR/rdonlyres/DC090336-3B9F-4B63-8E54-EA649644EF58/0/ptegHighSpeedRailResponse20110728Final.pdf Passenger Transport Executive Group response to HS2 consultation July 2011]{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Retrieved 14 January 2012.</ref> *The [[Scottish Government]], which is generally supportive of the HS2 project and has been engaged in discussions with the [[UK Government]] about the development of a Scottish high-speed railway connecting to London and continental Europe, with the aim of reducing journey times to London from Scotland to under 3 hours.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/planning/National-Planning-Policy/npf/HSRLondon |title= NPF2 Action Programme – Action 3: Develop High Speed Rail Link to London |publisher= The Scottish Government |accessdate= 29 November 2010}}</ref> *The North East [[British Chambers of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]] and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Support has been confirmed by local authorities in the [[North of England]] such as [[Manchester City Council|Manchester]] and [[Leeds City Council]]s<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.ft.com/content/5e0dae48-3bb6-11e1-82d3-00144feabdc0 |title= Business chiefs welcome green light for HS2 |work= Financial Times |location =London |date = 10 January 2012 |accessdate= 14 January 2012 |author=Bounds, Andrew |author2= Tighe, Chris |author3= Murray Brown, John}}</ref> *[[Hammersmith and Fulham Council]], which reaffirmed its support for the project in January 2012. The council's cabinet member for strategy was reported as saying "HS2 is the fastest way to deliver much-needed new homes, jobs and opportunities in one of London's poorest areas."<ref>{{cite news |title=Old Oak in Shepherd's Bush set for transformation after rail plan go-ahead |url= http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/fulham-and-hammersmith-news/local-fulham-and-hammersmith-news/2012/01/10/old-oak-in-shepherd-s-bush-set-for-tranformation-after-rail-plan-go-ahead-82029-30092801/#ixzz1jTZO16Vg |work=Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle |date= 10 January 2012 |accessdate=14 January 2012 |author= Courtney, Adam}}</ref> *20MM (Twenty Miles More). A campaign group based in Liverpool with the aim to extend HS2 track an extra {{convert|20|mi|km|sigfig=1}} into the city to give a full high-speed rail service into the city centre and free existing classic lines for freight for the expanded [[Port of Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.20milesmore.com|title=20 Miles More – Campaigning to give Liverpool a dedicated HS2 link|work=20 Miles More|accessdate=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208161355/http://www.20milesmore.com/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> *The Commons Transport Committee, which in November 2011 reported that the scheme had "a good case" and offered "a new era of inter-urban travel in Britain."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15619461 |work=BBC News |title=HS2: Good case for high-speed rail link, say MPs |date=8 November 2011 |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524153156/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15619461 |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, it also said there should be a firm commitment made now to extend the line to Manchester and Leeds and that other investment in rail should not suffer, and noted a poor level of public debate which had failed to address the facts and had resorted to name-calling and accusations of [[nimby]]ism.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtran/1185/118502.htm |title= Transport Committee – Tenth Report: High Speed Rail |publisher= UK Parliament |date= 1 November 2011 |access-date= 31 March 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170709191008/https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtran/1185/118502.htm |archive-date= 9 July 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref> *The High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) released a report in 2019 arguing that HS2 is necessary if the UK is to meet carbon emissions targets.<ref name="Hub">{{cite news |last1=Devereux |first1=Nigel |title=Leaked draft confirms Oakervee support for full HS2 route |url=https://www.therailwayhub.co.uk/9186/leaked-draft-confirms-oakervee-support-for-full-hs2-route/ |accessdate=25 July 2020 |work=The Railway Hub |date=2 November 2019}}</ref> *[[Network Rail]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=HS2 benefits to extend across rail network – Network Rail study|url=https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/hs2-benefits-to-extend-across-rail-network-network-rail-study|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Network Rail Media Centre|language=english}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Jonathan|date=2020-01-30|title=HS2: Network Rail warns 'no alternative' to new rail line|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/hs2-network-rail-says-no-17652144|access-date=2021-02-01|website=BirminghamLive|language=en}}</ref> *Greens for HS2, a campaign group created by members of the [[Green Party of England and Wales]] to challenge the party's position on HS2.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-10|title=Eviction of Euston tunnel HS2 protesters can continue, judge rules|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/10/eviction-of-euston-tunnel-hs2-protesters-can-continue-judge-rules|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-19|title=Breakaway Green Party group says 'build HS2'|url=https://www.politics.co.uk/video/2021/02/19/breakaway-green-party-group-says-build-hs2/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=Politics.co.uk|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Railfuture]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=New name for HS2 competition|url=https://www.railfuture.org.uk/New+name+for+HS2+competition|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Railfuture}}</ref>
== Politicians == ===Conservative politicians=== *[[Alec Shelbrooke]], Conservative MP for [[Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)|Elmet and Rothwell]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Fuller|first=Phoebe|date=2021-03-19|title=Here is what Yorkshire MPs have to say about HS2 plans|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/heres-what-yorkshire-mps-said-19478580|access-date=2021-03-24|website=YorkshireLive|language=en}}</ref> *[[Andrew Mitchell]], Conservative MP for [[Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sutton Coldfield]]<ref name="letter">{{Cite web|date=2020-01-22|title=Tory MPs urge PM to deliver 'long overdue' HS2 in joint letter|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/22/tory-mps-urge-pm-to-deliver-long-overdue-hs2-in-joint-letter|access-date=2021-02-01|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[Andrew Percy]], Conservative MP for [[Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)|Brigg and Goole]]<ref name="letter" /> *[[Andy Street]], [[Mayor of the West Midlands]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=HS2 rail project gets green light from Boris Johnson despite Tory fury|url=https://news.sky.com/story/hs2-rail-project-gets-green-light-from-pm-despite-tory-fury-11931447|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Sky News|language=en}}</ref> *[[Craig Whittaker]], Conservative MP for [[Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Calder Valley]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Darren Henry]], Conservative MP for [[Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)|Broxtowe]]<ref name="letter" /> *[[David Mundell]], Conservative MP for [[Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=HS2|url=https://www.davidmundell.com/hs2|access-date=2021-02-01|website=David Mundell MP|language=en}}</ref> *[[Jason McCartney (politician)|Jason McCartney]], Conservative MP for [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Jonathan Gullis]], Conservative MP for [[Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)|Stoke-on-Trent North]]<ref name="letter" /> *[[Kieran Mullan]], Conservative MP for [[Crewe and Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Crewe and Nantwich]]<ref name="go ahead">{{Cite news|date=2020-02-11|title=HS2 go-ahead: Support and criticism among MPs|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51465835|access-date=2021-02-01}}</ref> *[[Mark Eastwood]], Conservative MP for [[Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Dewsbury]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Nick Fletcher (politician)|Nick Fletcher]], Conservative MP for [[Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Don Valley]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Robert Goodwill]], Conservative MP for [[Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)|Scarborough and Whitby]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Robert Largan]], Conservative MP for [[High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)|High Peak]]<ref name="letter" /> *[[Stuart Andrew]], Conservative MP for [[Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Pudsey]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Theresa May]], Conservative MP for [[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-29|title=Theresa May remains 'absolutely committed' to HS2 rail link|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/29/theresa-may-remains-absolutely-{{sic|commit|ed|hide=y}}-to-hs2-rail-link|access-date=2021-02-01|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[Victoria Prentis]], Conservative MP for [[Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Banbury]] and [[Minister for Agriculture and Food (United Kingdom)|Minister for Agriculture and Food]]<ref name="go ahead" /> *[[Julian Knight (politician)|Julian Knight]], Conservative MP for [[Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)|Solihull]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Julian Knight's Westminster Diary, 05/03/20|url=https://www.julianknight.org.uk/news/julian-knights-westminster-diary-050320|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Julian Knight MP|language=en}}</ref>
===Labour politicians=== *[[Andy Burnham]], [[Mayor of Greater Manchester]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Dan Jarvis]], Labour MP for [[Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley Central]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Gill Furniss]], Labour MP for [[Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Holly Lynch]], Labour MP for [[Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)|Halifax]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Lilian Greenwood]], Labour MP for [[Nottingham South (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottingham South]]<ref name="go ahead" /> *[[Mike Kane]], Labour MP for [[Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wythenshawe and Sale East]]<ref name="go ahead" /> *[[Paul Blomfield]], Labour MP for [[Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Central]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Transport|url=https://www.paulblomfield.co.uk/transport/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Paul Blomfield|language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[Rebecca Long-Bailey]], Labour MP for [[Salford and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)|Salford and Eccles]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-01|title=What are Labour leadership candidates' green policies?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/01/what-are-labour-leadership-candidates-green-policies|access-date=2021-02-01|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[Rosie Winterton]], Labour MP for [[Doncaster Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster Central]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[Toby Perkins]], Labour MP for [[Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Chesterfield]]<ref>{{Cite web|title='Step on the gas and get HS2 built': Chesterfield politicians welcome news eastern leg to Sheffield and Leeds is back on|url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/environment/step-gas-and-get-hs2-built-chesterfield-politicians-welcome-news-eastern-leg-sheffield-and-leeds-back-3064258|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>
=== Green politicians ===
* [[Rosi Sexton]], [[Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)|Solihull]] councillor
=== Independent politicians ===
* [[Jeremy Corbyn]], MP for [[Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington North]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sandeman|first=Kit|date=2019-11-25|title=Corbyn commits to HS2, during packed visit to Broxtowe|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/corbyn-commits-hs2-during-packed-3577056|access-date=2021-02-01|website=NottinghamshireLive|language=en}}</ref>
== Individuals ==
* [[Pete Waterman]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Roger|date=2021-10-24|title=Name of HS2's first Midlands tunnelling machine unveiled by Pete Waterman|url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2021/10/name-of-hs2s-first-midlands-tunnelling-machine-unveiled-by-pete-waterman.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=RailAdvent|language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[Nigel Harris (editor)|Nigel Harris]], editor of [[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why HS2's Eastern arm to Leeds must be built - Rail Magazine's Nigel Harris |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/why-hs2s-eastern-arm-to-leeds-must-be-built-rail-magazines-nigel-harris-3362813 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
== See also == *[[List of opposition to High Speed 2]] *[[History of High Speed 2]] *[[Turin–Lyon high-speed railway]]
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