Cheryl Gillan, the Welsh secretary, sold the house in Amersham, Bucks, last November for £320,000 – just weeks before the Government gave the go-ahead to the £32 billion scheme.
The 17th century terraced house lies 500 yards from the proposed Birmingham to London train route.
Mrs Gillan had been one of the leading opponents to HS2 on the Tories’ benches and had previously threatened to resign if the project was given the green light.
However, after the government signalled its intention to press ahead with the scheme last Tuesday, Gillian emphasised the “good progress” that has been made in mitigating the effects of the new rail route in her constituency with longer tunnels. (AtW's comment: FFS, those extra tunnels cost like 500 mln extra, should have just paid her 320k!)
Details of the property transaction this weekend angered her constituents. George Allison, 71, the treasurer of the HS2 Amersham Action Group, said: “Mrs Gillan should not be selling her house and she should be fighting HS2.
“I would imagine, like many MPs, she is quite wealthy so she probably didn’t think much about the potential fall in property prices.
“But you might wonder whether she wants to be so accessible to her constituents now.”
This weekend banners and posters have appeared in her constituency that read: “Cheryl, you let us down. Go now.”
The sale of the property in Amersham’s attractive old town leaves Mrs Gillan without a house in her constituency. Her main home is located more than 30 miles away in Epsom, Surrey.
A spokesman for the Welsh Secretary confirmed that the house was sold in November last year for 20% below the asking price after being on the market for 18 months.
Source: Cabinet minister Cheryl Gillan sells home near route of HS2 - Telegraph
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