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Minsters Are Pushing Boris Johnson To Trigger Article 16 After Northern Irish Elections
Minsters Are Pushing Boris Johnson To Trigger Article 16 After Northern Irish Elections
Brexit
There is a growing push at the top of government for the UK to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol soon after the 5th May elections, PoliticsHome understands.
Transport Secretary Calls For 'Brazen' P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Economy
Transport Secretary Calls For "Brazen" P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
P&O Chief Executive Says He Would Make The Decision To Lay Off Staff Again
Economy
P&O Chief Executive Says He Would Make The Decision To Lay Off Staff Again
P&O “Broke The Law” By Sacking 800 Ferry Workers Over Zoom, Says Boris Johnson
Transport
P&O “Broke The Law” By Sacking 800 Ferry Workers Over Zoom, Says Boris Johnson
Former Maritime Minister Calls For 'Criminal Sanctions' Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Economy
Former Maritime Minister Calls For "Criminal Sanctions" Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Transport Minister Is 'Angry' Over 'Wholly Unacceptable' Sacking Of P&O Ferry Staff
Economy
Transport Minister Is "Angry" Over "Wholly Unacceptable" Sacking Of P&O Ferry Staff
Minister Defends Decision To Scrap Covid Testing For Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Transport
Minister Defends Decision To Scrap Covid Testing For Fully Vaccinated Travellers
The House Live
Twelve years of Conservative government has emboldened predator employers like P&O Ferries
Transport
By Karl Turner MP
Twelve years of Conservative government has emboldened predator employers like P&O Ferries
Any Port In A Storm? The Future For Freeports
Transport
By Sam Lowe
Any Port In A Storm? The Future For Freeports
P&O Ferries cannot be allowed to show such a flagrant disrespect for our Parliament
Transport
By Darren Jones MP
P&O Ferries cannot be allowed to show such a flagrant disrespect for our Parliament
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MPs Left Puzzled At “Abba Party” Being Abandoned By Sue Gray Investigation
MPs Left Puzzled At “Abba Party” Being Abandoned By Sue Gray Investigation
Political parties
Tory MPs Expect Boris Johnson To Survive Gray Report But Warn That Next Election Will Be Lost
Tory MPs Expect Boris Johnson To Survive Gray Report But Warn That Next Election Will Be Lost
Political parties
Sue Gray Blames 'Failure Of Leadership' For Partygate Scandal As Full Report Is Published
Sue Gray Blames "Failure Of Leadership" For Partygate Scandal As Full Report Is Published
Political parties
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All The Key Announcements From Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget
Economy
All The Key Announcements From Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Autumn Budget with major announcements on Universal Credit, Alcohol Duty and Business rates. Here are all the major policies announced in his £150bn spending rise.
Truck Stop: an EU lorry driver's view of the haulage crisis
Brexit
By Tomasz Orynski
Truck Stop: an EU lorry driver's view of the haulage crisis
As British people walk among empty supermarket shelves, they could be forgiven for being concerned about Christmas. When the government deploys the army and desperately tries to import thousands of foreign temporary workers, the promised post-Brexit “sunlit uplands” seem rather distant. The most acute shortage is that of lorry drivers.
People Strongly Support Relaxing Immigration Rules To Tackle Lorry Driver Shortage
Coronavirus
People Strongly Support Relaxing Immigration Rules To Tackle Lorry Driver Shortage
Exclusive: The public strongly supports the government relaxing immigration rules for European lorry drivers to abate the labour shortage that is causing empty supermarket shelves, a poll for PoliticsHome has found.
Transport news
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry publishes new report on the economic value of rail
A new economic report published by independent researchers Oxford Economics shows a UK railway industry powering ahead before the pandemic struck last year.
Global Britain must not miss the boat to establish itself as an environmental leader in the maritime sector
Environment
By Nusrat Ghani MP
Global Britain must not miss the boat to establish itself as an environmental leader in the maritime sector
The maritime sector is acutely aware of its environmental footprint and keen to make changes. However, it needs some clear direction from government.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes anniversary of construction beginning on HS2, with 20,000 jobs created
Space is the key to delivering the Prime Minister’s top priorities Partner content
Education
By UKspace
Space is the key to delivering the Prime Minister’s top priorities
Since entering Number 10, the Prime Minister has committed to levelling up, delivering a net zero economy and investing in innovative growth industries. It is no exaggeration to say that all of these agenda areas are dependent on space.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railtex / Infrarail: a vibrant UK rail sector back out in force
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has highlighted the importance of the railways to the UK at a major in-person tradeshow.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Over 3,500 attendees join RIA events on Rail SPEED
Over 3,500 people have joined the Rail SPEED webinars organised by the Railway Industry Association (RIA) in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Network Rail, since the first conference was opened with a message from Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP in February 2021.
Travel Industry Says Government Is “Box-Ticking” With Holiday Testing For Double-Jabbed
Coronavirus
Travel Industry Says Government Is “Box-Ticking” With Holiday Testing For Double-Jabbed
The government has been accused of “box-ticking" with the current Covid testing system for international travel after pictures showed samples piled high waiting for collection and processing by a private firm.
Pakistan’s place on the red list is political, not scientific, and reeks of discrimination
Coronavirus
By Yasmin Qureshi MP
Pakistan’s place on the red list is political, not scientific, and reeks of discrimination
This has been a political decision taken by the UK government to soften up the Indian government ahead of trade negotiations and signals a turn away from Pakistan – a country with such a rich shared history and culture.
Ministers Should Consider Capping Price Of PCR Tests For Holiday-Makers, Tory Claims
Coronavirus
Ministers Should Consider Capping Price Of PCR Tests For Holiday-Makers, Tory Claims
The government could be heading towards another row with backbenchers over foreign holidays as it was suggested today the cost of PCR tests for travelers should be capped.
Grant Shapps Says People Can Travel “Without Looking Over Their Shoulders” But Warns Double Vaccination Will Feature “Forever More”
Coronavirus
Grant Shapps Says People Can Travel “Without Looking Over Their Shoulders” But Warns Double Vaccination Will Feature “Forever More”
The transport secretary Grant Shapps said changes to the government’s travel system means people can go on holiday this month "without looking over their shoulders the whole time”.
Invest in green transport and energy to level up Britain’s cities
Energy
By Marvin Rees
Invest in green transport and energy to level up Britain’s cities
In Bristol, investing in a low-carbon mass transit system will connect people to jobs and opportunity, including from the most deprived areas of the city.
Our capital city will be among the cleanest and greenest in the world
Environment
By Sadiq Khan
Our capital city will be among the cleanest and greenest in the world
The climate emergency is one of the biggest threats we face today. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a true crisis in every sense of the word, but it may pale in comparison to the impact of the climate breakdown, which could be even more damaging and disruptive to our way of life. In London, we are committed to making the capital a zero-carbon city by 2030, faster than any comparable city, and we have developed a climate action plan that is compatible with the highest ambitions of the Paris Agreement.
Lorry Drivers Union Criticises 'Ridiculous' Isolation Exemption Process For Critical Workers
Coronavirus
Lorry Drivers Union Criticises "Ridiculous" Isolation Exemption Process For Critical Workers
The lorry drivers union has described the government as putting the industry into a “ridiculous situation” by making firms apply to be exempt from self-isolation when the sector is already facing huge job shortages.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA: railway industry now faces a ‘summer of uncertainty’
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry urges export support for SMEs to continue
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA’s HS2 Meet the Bidder supports over 100 supplier meetings
Go-Ahead leads the transport industry to net zero Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead leads the transport industry to net zero
To achieve a net zero future, we need to make tough decisions. Now is the time to face them.
We are making tremendous progress to decarbonise transport by 2030
Energy
By Felicity Buchan MP
We are making tremendous progress to decarbonise transport by 2030
Decarbonising the transport sector is not just about cutting emissions, but also raising living standards and levelling up.
Government Told To Use Emergency Rules To Make Masks On Public Transport Compulsory
Coronavirus
Government Told To Use Emergency Rules To Make Masks On Public Transport Compulsory
Exclusive: Labour has called on ministers to ensure face covering rules remain in place across all rail services in England after restrictions are lifted on Monday.
Encouraging a modal shift to rail is vital to meeting Net-Zero targets Partner content
Transport
By Rail Delivery Group
Encouraging a modal shift to rail is vital to meeting Net-Zero targets
If the Government wants people to make greener travel choices it must make use of the levers it has at its disposal to motivate public action.
Sadiq Khan Defends 'Unselfish' Compulsory Face Covering Rules On London Public Transport
Coronavirus
Sadiq Khan Defends "Unselfish" Compulsory Face Covering Rules On London Public Transport
Sadiq Khan has defended new rules making the use of face coverings compulsory on London public transport beyond 19 July, saying the move would give "confidence" to passengers.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA: Government has 10 Days to avoid a ‘Summer of Uncertainty’ for the railway industry
Double-Jabbed Brits Living Abroad Can Return To UK Without Quarantine In 'Coming Weeks'
Coronavirus
Double-Jabbed Brits Living Abroad Can Return To UK Without Quarantine In "Coming Weeks"
The government is "actively working” on plans to accept proof of vaccination from travellers arriving in the UK who have received their jabs in another country.
Grant Shapps Confirms Fully-Vaccinated Can Skip Quarantine When Visiting Amber List Countries From 19 July
Coronavirus
Grant Shapps Confirms Fully-Vaccinated Can Skip Quarantine When Visiting Amber List Countries From 19 July
Grant Shapps has announced that travellers who have had both vaccine doses can skip quarantine requirements when returning from countries on the amber list.
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Building a better future – Preparing for biodiversity net gain
2022
Building a better future – Preparing for biodiversity net gain
Revitalising High Streets
2022
Revitalising High Streets