As rising costs raise fresh questions over the project's future, those with a stake have their say.
He said he needed to sell his listed 230-year-old home to relocate to Kent to look after his elderly parents-in-law and would be "pleased" if the northern leg was cancelled.
He said while he supported scrapping the northern leg, estate agents held the view that any such government announcement would not boost the marketability of his property. In open letters to the prime minister, Tom Wagner said part of his reason for investing in the Championship club was because of "the exciting plans to improve connectivity with the rest of the UK through projects including HS2".
"I believe cancelling such a high profile project at such a late stage will deter precisely the type of investors that are crucial to the future economic success of our region and country," Mr Barton added.
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