'I've gone through bereavement': HS2 bought this man's land, and for what?

Edward Cavenagh-Mainwaring's fields were bought up five days before Sunak scrapped HS2. He fears he'll never be able to buy them backYou might expect the farmer whose farm was going to be split in two by the second leg of HS2 to be jumping with joy at the news of its cancellation.But Edward Cavenagh-Mainwaring's land was bought through compulsory purchase by HS2 Ltd five days before Rishi Sunak's announcement to scrap phase 2 of the high-speed line. He has lost a quarter of his Staffordshire dairy farm and fears he will never be able to buy it back. Continue reading...