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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 July 2025

Debate

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Contribution

On HS2, I can use the names of two of the whistleblowers because they have gone public. Doug Thornton and Andrew Bruce, very senior engineers and executives, were fired for doing their jobs with integrity in informing the management of huge costing errors and refusing to falsify figures. They did not just lose their jobs; for years, they suffered blacklisting in the industry.

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