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By Lars Mucklejohn Government officials are reportedly planning to raise at least £3bn from private sector investors to help fund the new HS2 station at Euston and renovate the neighbouring mainline terminus. Senior officials at the Department for Transport are looking to revive a version of the controversial private finance initiative (PFI) that was expanded significantly under Tony Blair, according to The Times. The Conservative government abolished PFIs for new infrastructure projects in 2018 following criticism that they failed to give the taxpayer value for money. Roughly £52bn of total P…

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