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Short Straits Summit: Exploring Dover’s Vital Role in Britain’s EU Reset Partner content
Short Straits Summit: Exploring Dover’s Vital Role in Britain’s EU Reset
Brexit
By Port of Dover
Two weeks before the Prime Minister welcomed EU leaders to the UK for a Summit aimed at resetting Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the bloc, another gathering took place near Westminster. Under discussion was how a narrow stretch of 21 miles of water and modern infrastructure can help keep Britain working.
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Potholes, Policing And Pubs: No 10’s Reddit Push Ahead Of Local Elections
Political parties
Potholes, Policing And Pubs: No 10’s Reddit Push Ahead Of Local Elections
Shadow Transport Minister In 'Listening Mode' Ahead Of Meeting With Train Drivers' Union
Political parties
Shadow Transport Minister In "Listening Mode" Ahead Of Meeting With Train Drivers' Union
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Environment
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Heathrow Third Runway Must Not Undermine UK’s Net Zero Goals, Transport Committee Chair Says
Transport
Heathrow Third Runway Must Not Undermine UK’s Net Zero Goals, Transport Committee Chair Says
Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Political parties
Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Opinion
We can build more and faster
Economy
By Dan Tomlinson MP
We can build more and faster
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
Transport
By Lord Berkeley
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs
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How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
Political parties
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
By Jim Murphy
Political parties
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Home affairs
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
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Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Cyclists, MPs and fire services oppose 'reckless' e-bike changes in row with DfT
Transport
By Sienna Rodgers
Cyclists, MPs and fire services oppose 'reckless' e-bike changes in row with DfT
The government is proposing to redefine electrically assisted pedal cycles, allowing them to be made much more powerful. But would they even be cycles any more? And what are the risks? Sienna Rodgers reports
Transport news
How vital funding is supporting buses on Liz Truss’s home turf Partner content
Communities
By Go-Ahead
How vital funding is supporting buses on Liz Truss’s home turf
A little heralded decision to extend Bus Recovery Grant funding will make a huge difference to local communities.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
New national rail passengers milestone reached in August – now 95% of pre-Covid levels being hit
The DfT has this week published figures showing that national rail passenger numbers have reached a new post-pandemic milestone, with 95% of pre-Covid levels being recorded on 10 August. This came in a run of seven straight days, from Saturday 6th August to Friday 12th August, where 93-95% of pre-Covid passenger levels were hit every single day of the week.
We should be encouraging cycling – not putting in place more regulation
Transport
By Selaine Saxby MP
We should be encouraging cycling – not putting in place more regulation
The Transport Secretary’s foray into the politics of cycling has certainly generated much debate and again demonstrated the strength of feeling from those pro and against cycling about how to best ensure the safety of all road users.
Why Britain’s railways should be based in Newcastle Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Why Britain’s railways should be based in Newcastle
Where should the headquarters of Britain’s railways be? What city should serve as the beating heart of our national public transport network? That’s the challenge Grant Shapps laid down earlier this year.
If Keir Starmer doesn't understand solidarity, he's not worthy of leading our party
Political parties
By Manuel Cortes
If Keir Starmer doesn't understand solidarity, he's not worthy of leading our party
I’ve been in the Labour Party long enough to know that you don’t always see eye to eye with party leaders or agree with every dot and comma of policy. But recent weeks have tested the Labour-union link to extremes. Our TSSA activists are angry – and wonder whether Labour understands the needs of people just like them.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Passenger numbers on the national rail network hitting 92-93% of pre-pandemic levels
Figures published by the DfT on Wednesday 27 July show that passenger numbers are now closing in on pre-pandemic levels. Between 6-17 July, passenger numbers hit 90-93% of pre-Covid levels every single day of the week. This mirrors figures from June which showed 90-93% of pre-Covid levels every single day between 10-20 June.
Labour Shadow Minister Sacked After Joining Rail Strike Picket Line
Political parties
Labour Shadow Minister Sacked After Joining Rail Strike Picket Line
Shadow transport minister Sam Tarry has been sacked by Keir Starmer after the Labour front bencher joined a picket line in support of striking railway workers.
Lord Berkeley: It’s not too late for ministers to get round the table with the unions and end the rail strikes
Transport
By Lord Berkeley
Lord Berkeley: It’s not too late for ministers to get round the table with the unions and end the rail strikes
Transport worker strikes are back with us this year after a period of relative calm. There is pent up anger among many workers caused by a combination of Brexit, Covid and inflation heading above 10 per cent.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA North responds to Transport Select Committee report, recommending the Government revisit the IRP
Responding to the UK parliamentary Transport Select Committee report that the Government should revisit the Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands, RIA North Chair Justin Moss said:
Ministerial launch for money-saving bus ticket scheme in Cornwall Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Ministerial launch for money-saving bus ticket scheme in Cornwall
The Go-Ahead Group was pleased to welcome Baroness Vere of Norbiton, the Minister for Buses, to launch a county-wide ‘Tap & Cap’ scheme today that will save money for bus customers in Cornwall.
Confusion Over Labour Policy On Rail Ownership As Shadow Cabinet At Odds
Political parties
Confusion Over Labour Policy On Rail Ownership As Shadow Cabinet At Odds
Conflicting statements from shadow cabinet members have thrown Labour’s current policy on rail ownership into confusion today, leaving it unclear as to whether Keir Starmer’s party backs nationalisation or not.
RIA welcomes TransPennine Route Upgrade Announcement Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes TransPennine Route Upgrade Announcement
Transport Secretary Says Infrastructure Won't Be Resilient To Extreme Heat For 'Decades'
Transport
Transport Secretary Says Infrastructure Won't Be Resilient To Extreme Heat For "Decades"
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has admitted it will take “decades” to make road and rail infrastructure able to deal with heatwaves.
RNEP – 1,000 days milestone passed since last update Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RNEP – 1,000 days milestone passed since last update
It has now been 1,000 days since the DfT’s RNEP – the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) showing the status of rail enhancement schemes at different stages of development – was last published. This is despite the Government promising to update it annually. The initial RNEP was published on 21 October 2019, with the 1,000 day milestone passed on Sunday 17 July this year.
RIA and Women in Rail publish first ever EDI Charter Annual Report Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA and Women in Rail publish first ever EDI Charter Annual Report
Natasha Asghar: The blanket 20mph speed limit across Wales will do more harm than good
Transport
By Natasha Asghar MS
Natasha Asghar: The blanket 20mph speed limit across Wales will do more harm than good
I have no doubt that Labour ministers in Cardiff Bay like to see themselves as trendsetters and trailblazers with their so-called “progressive” policies.
Transport Secretary Is 'Very Concerned' About Airport Delays Ahead Of Peak Summer Travel
Coronavirus
Transport Secretary Is "Very Concerned" About Airport Delays Ahead Of Peak Summer Travel
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he has already changed some laws to help reduce long delays and cancelled flights ahead of the summer holidays.
A year of progress: Go-Ahead advances along the road to Net Zero Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
A year of progress: Go-Ahead advances along the road to Net Zero
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry
Go-Ahead agrees revised rail contract in Norway Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead agrees revised rail contract in Norway
The Go-Ahead Group is pleased to announce that, following discussions over a number of months, a new agreement has been reached between the Norwegian Railway Directorate and Go-Ahead Norway A/S, regarding the structure of its rail contract.
The Rundown: Rail Strikes Signal Summer Of Discontent
Transport
The Rundown: Rail Strikes Signal Summer Of Discontent
Transport select committee chair Huw Merriman joins PoliticsHome reporters Alain Tolhurst, Eleanor Langford and Noa Hoffman to discuss this week’s national rail strikes, public sector pay, RMT union boss Mick Lynch’s cult hero status and what impact a double by-election defeat may have on Boris Johnson’s leadership.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Statement from RIA on TfL funding extension
Rail Union Says “Silent Hand Of Government” Is Blocking Deal To End Strikes
Transport
Rail Union Says “Silent Hand Of Government” Is Blocking Deal To End Strikes
The union at the heart of the industrial dispute that has brought the rail network to a halt today, has accused ministers of malignly influencing the negotiations to end the strikes.
Senior Labour MPs Warn Joining Picket Lines Despite Ban Is A 'Tory Trap'
Political parties
Senior Labour MPs Warn Joining Picket Lines Despite Ban Is A "Tory Trap"
Labour shadow ministers have doubled down on Keir Starmer's order that senior MPs stay away from picket lines this week, as the party's chief whip prepares to discipline a number of front benchers who have defied the leadership.
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards