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Sadiq Khan To Join Meeting Of Northern Mayors In A Bid To Save HS2
Sadiq Khan To Join Meeting Of Northern Mayors In A Bid To Save HS2
Transport
Sadiq Khan is expected to join a meeting of northern leaders including Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham on Wednesday in a new bid to push back on Rishi Sunak's anticipated plan to scale back HS2.
Tories Vow To Cling Onto HS2 Legislation To Protect Northern Powerhouse Rail
Transport
Tories Vow To Cling Onto HS2 Legislation To Protect Northern Powerhouse Rail
New Uxbridge MP Wants To Be The “Voice Of The People” And Stop ULEZ
Environment
New Uxbridge MP Wants To Be The “Voice Of The People” And Stop ULEZ
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
Transport
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
Transport
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
Eurovision Fans Face Travel 'Shambles' Getting To Liverpool
Transport
Eurovision Fans Face Travel "Shambles" Getting To Liverpool
Northern Leaders Frustrated After Major Government Transport Group Kicked Into Long Grass
Political parties
Northern Leaders Frustrated After Major Government Transport Group Kicked Into Long Grass
The House Live
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
It’s time to put an end to aviation’s tax privilege
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
How the Port of Dover is Supporting the UK’s Trading Ambitions
Britain’s electric bus revolution needs supercharging post-Uxbridge Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
Britain’s electric bus revolution needs supercharging post-Uxbridge
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Red wall, blue wall: Can the Tory coalition hold?
Red wall, blue wall: Can the Tory coalition hold?
By Sophie Church
Political parties
How the Conservatives can win again
How the Conservatives can win again
By David Lidington
Political parties
Tackling Voter Apathy Will Be Key To Conservative General Election Campaign
Tackling Voter Apathy Will Be Key To Conservative General Election Campaign
Political parties
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Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
Transport
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
“A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure,” Margaret Thatcher is reputed to have once said.
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
Transport
Abandoned HS2 Land In London Could Be Handed Back To The Public While Delays Continue
A vast plot of prime central London land outside Euston station has been left unused after the latest leg of the long-anticipated high-speed rail network, HS2, was halted. Now local politicians and developers connected to the project are working with the community to establish if any land reserved for its construction can be handed back to the public until work is resumed.
Road Warriors: The Inside Story Of Oxford's LTN Wars
Transport
By Stuart McGurk
Road Warriors: The Inside Story Of Oxford's LTN Wars
Over the last couple of years, the row over Oxford’s traffic restrictions has grown in prominence from a local skirmish to become the target of global far-right conspiracy theories. Stuart McGurk travels to the dreaming spires to find a city at war with itself. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Transport news
Britain's ‘green ports’: why decarbonising the maritime sector starts on dry land Partner content
Environment
By Port of Dover
SSE
Britain's ‘green ports’: why decarbonising the maritime sector starts on dry land
While electric vehicles (EV) and their infrastructure may win the lion’s share of attention when it comes to green transportation and logistics, the scale of the decarbonisation and sustainability challenges facing the UK means every step of the supply chain needs to be examined. Ferries and maritime transport - essential components of our supply and demand ecosystem - represent a crucial area of opportunity for decarbonisation.
New national rail passengers milestone reached in February 2023 – now over 100% of pre-Covid levels Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
New national rail passengers milestone reached in February 2023 – now over 100% of pre-Covid levels
The DfT has today published figures showing that national rail passenger numbers have reached over 100% of pre-Covid levels for the first time since March 2020. From Friday 10 February, passenger numbers on the national network hit or exceeded 100% five days in a row, and on Wednesday 22 February 103% was recorded. This means that passenger numbers have doubled in just over a year, with the DfT data showing that since the start of 2023 rail customers have been returning not just on weekends and the middle days of the working week, but also on Mondays and Fridays.
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Transport
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Britain will pay France £480m across three years as part of an agreement to stop migrants crossing the Channel.
RIA responds to announcement that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to announcement that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs
Following the announcement today that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs, Darren Caplan Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, said:
RIA launches RailDecarb23, a campaign calling on the Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
RIA launches RailDecarb23, a campaign calling on the Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has today launched RailDecarb23, a campaign urging the Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail. The campaign is being launched during Decarbonising Transport Week, which highlights the solutions that will be used to deliver the biggest gains in the UK’s transition to a low carbon transport network.
How battery trains can help deliver net zero and levelling up in the UK Partner content
Environment
By Hitachi Rail
How battery trains can help deliver net zero and levelling up in the UK
As part of the inaugural Decarbonising Transport Week, Hitachi Rail's Jim Brewin explains how battery trains can help achieve the UK's net zero and levelling up objectives.
Spring Budget 2023: as rail passengers return, now is the time to invest in rail capacity, powering clean economic growth Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Spring Budget 2023: as rail passengers return, now is the time to invest in rail capacity, powering clean economic growth
With rail passenger numbers approaching pre-Covid levels, the Railway Industry Association sets out six ‘asks’ of the UK
Government, ahead of the Spring Budget on 15 March.
Partner content
Transport
By Law Commission
Remote driving: robust regulation needed before technology is seen on UK roads, concludes Government-commissioned review
The Law Commission of England and Wales has today [Monday 20 February 2023] published advice to Government on how to regulate remote driving on UK roads.
Appalling TransPennine Express services cannot be allowed to continue
Transport
By Martin Vickers MP
Appalling TransPennine Express services cannot be allowed to continue
This month, colleagues from across the House, representing constituencies both north and south of the Humber, joined together to send a public letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, calling on him not to renew TransPennine Express’ (TPE) franchise when it expires at the end of May.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Sekoura Benissad announced as Chair of RIA Midlands & Eastern
SYSTRA Regional Programme Director, Sekoura Benissad, has today been announced as the first Chair of RIA Midlands & Eastern.
RIA Consultants Group elects new Chair and Vice Chair Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA Consultants Group elects new Chair and Vice Chair
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) Consultants Group, representing the rail consultancy and design community, has announced the election of a new Chair, Jessica Ellery of Jacobs, and Vice Chair, Chris Pike of Arcadis, to help set the strategic direction of the Group. This follows a competitive process with several strong applications.
Simple steps could unlock thousands more apprenticeships Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
Simple steps could unlock thousands more apprenticeships
It’s not often that you get to turn a hobby into a career. But Alicja Juszczyk has been fortunate enough to do just that.
RIA responds to the Transport Secretary’s announcement on rail reform Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the Transport Secretary’s announcement on rail reform
The Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, today set out the next steps for rail reform at the George Bradshaw Address.
RIA celebrates National Apprenticeship Week Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
On the first day of The National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2023, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) is celebrating the contribution of apprentices to the rail industry.
Partner content
Communities
By Policy@Manchester
Communities, traffic and positive action to address air pollution
Air pollution levels in Greater Manchester are some of the highest in the UK. As air pollution can potentially worsen pre-existing health conditions, Greater Manchester residents are increasingly concerned about the high rates of air pollution and are seeking to find practical, place-based solutions to tackle the issue. In this article, Professor Sheena Cruickshank from The University of Manchester addresses the Ardwick Climate Action Community A6 closure event to show how road closures can help decrease air pollution levels and suggests the need to foster more place-based, community-centred solutions to tackle air pollution across Greater Manchester.
Scottish railway suppliers welcome the publication of rail funding for CP7 (April 2024 to March 2029) Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Scottish railway suppliers welcome the publication of rail funding for CP7 (April 2024 to March 2029)
RIA Scotland has today welcomed the publication of the the High-Level Output Specification (HLOS) and Statement of Funds Available (SoFA) for Scotland's Railway infrastructure for Control Period 7 (CP7, April 2024 to March 2029). This comes after RIA Scotland last week expressed disappointment in the delay to publication.
Spring Budget 2023 consultation deadline day – RIA makes submission on behalf of the rail supply industry Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
Spring Budget 2023 consultation deadline day – RIA makes submission on behalf of the rail supply industry
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail industry, has today submitted a number of recommendations on behalf of the rail supply industry to HM Treasury, on the day its consultation on the Spring Budget closes. The Spring Budget is due to be announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday 15 March.
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Health
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Mass walkouts are set to take place across multiple sectors in February affecting the NHS, schools, rail services and more.
Jeremy Hunt Calls On Early Retirees To Work Again, Questions Over HS2 Future
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Calls On Early Retirees To Work Again, Questions Over HS2 Future
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has called on people who retired early to reconsider joining the workplace, as he declared that “Britain needs you”.
Partner content
Transport
By Port of Dover
KCC Leader Welcomes Levelling up Funding to Improve Access for Dover
The Leader of Kent County Council has warmly welcomed news its £45m bid to the government's Levelling Up Fund to improve traffic flow to the EU through the Port of Dover has been successful.
Go-Ahead invests in transport skills with target of hiring 1,020 bus and rail apprentices in 2023 Partner content
Economy
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead invests in transport skills with target of hiring 1,020 bus and rail apprentices in 2023
RIA responds to Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review
Today, former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore has published his Net Zero Review, outlining the opportunities offered by Net Zero.
Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
Health
Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
The treasury does not plan to grant additional money to departments to fund public sector pay settlements, the possibility of which unions say are a condition of agreeing to negotiations that would end strikes, PoliticsHome understands.

The government’s adversarial approach to rail strikes is only prolonging misery
Transport
By Mike Amesbury MP
The government’s adversarial approach to rail strikes is only prolonging misery
Sadly, the government’s approach to the national rail dispute has so far been unhelpfully adversarial despite ongoing misery for commuters, businesses and the striking workers themselves.
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Unlocking the Senior Civil Service London
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London
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Energy Security & Green Infrastructure Week 2023
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