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Chairman of HS2 Ltd, Allan Cook CBE, has handed in his resignation to the Department for Transport, meaning he will leave his role at the end of July, HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson has announced this week.

Mr Cook joined the company in December 2018, has helped the project move through key moments such as the 2019 Stocktake, the Oakervee Review, and the Notice to Proceed with works last year. His first term was set to end in December this year.

Following his resignation, he said: “In my time at HS2, I feel privileged to have provided more certainty on schedule and cost, to have helped embed a strong environmental and sustainability focus, establish a culture of openness and transparency and build a diverse and talented Board of Directors.

“A project of this scale and ambition will encounter challenges, but we must understand the prize: a low carbon railway for Britain that will make us a better connected and fairer country, bringing care