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The Rundown: Rail Strikes Signal Summer Of Discontent

24 Jun Transport

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.

23 Jun Transport

Rail Union Says “Silent Hand Of Government” Is Blocking Deal To End Strikes

21 Jun Political parties

Senior Labour MPs Warn Joining Picket Lines Despite Ban Is A "Tory Trap"

21 Jun Transport

Minister Insists Government Talks With Union Bosses Would Not End Strikes

20 Jun Political parties

Labour Front Benchers Banned From Joining Picket Lines Amid Rail Strikes

20 Jun Transport

Grant Shapps Says New Legislation Will Require Railways To Run Services During Strikes

20 Jun Transport

Minister Says It's "Extremely Unlikely" Public Sector Workers Will See Double Figure Pay Rises

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04 Apr Transport

Twelve years of Conservative government has emboldened predator employers like P&O Ferries

31 Mar Transport

Any Port In A Storm? The Future For Freeports

24 Mar Transport

P&O Ferries cannot be allowed to show such a flagrant disrespect for our Parliament

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24 Jun Transport

The Rundown: Rail Strikes Signal Summer Of Discontent

20 Jun Political parties

Labour Front Benchers Banned From Joining Picket Lines Amid Rail Strikes

Exclusive: Labour front benchers have been told by the party leadership that they are banned from picket lines this week amid rail strikes organised by the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers' union.

27 Oct 2021 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.

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19 Mar 2015 Transport

Too many unanswered questions make Gatwick obviously not the right choice

Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate & Chair of the Gatwick Coordination Group raises some clear objections to the Gatwick bid. He states that the rival Heathrow bid will offer more new jobs and be a better option for the UK economy

Budget 2015: ‘Cash for driverless cars welcome but more education needed’

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18 Mar 2015 Transport

Budget 2015: ‘Cash for driverless cars welcome but more education needed’

In his final Budget statement before May’s general election, George Osborne today announced an extra £100m “to stay ahead in the race to driverless technology” within the UK.

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18 Mar 2015 Economy

George Osborne fails to address driver shortage

Chancellor George Osborne has failed to make a commitment to targeted funding for hauliers despite intensive lobbying by the Road Haulage Association and, with the current shortage of drivers standing 45,000, the industry remains in crisis.

Budget 2015: Enabling workers through better buses

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18 Mar 2015 Transport

Budget 2015: Enabling workers through better buses

With transport shown to be a major barrier for workers with disabilities, the final Budget of this Parliament should include an affordable measure to enable more people to get on to our bus network, says charity Guide Dogs.

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17 Mar 2015 Environment

CPRE Pre-Budget Briefing

CPRE has published a summary of views on and hopes for the last Budget of the current parliament tomorrow. The Government has recently made a number of high-profile policy announcements on core CPRE issues such as brownfield housing zones and a cycling and walking strategy but there are hopes that the Government will look to introduce further measures before the election.

Fair compensation call as HS2 sees cities lose out

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17 Mar 2015 Transport

Fair compensation call as HS2 sees cities lose out

A cross-party group of London MPs and council leaders has warned Ministers that “unfair” compensation for cities and towns must not be the price of High Speed 2.

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12 Mar 2015 Transport

Solving the Driver Crisis takes centre stage at FTA Summit

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12 Mar 2015 Transport

Go-Ahead tops bus passenger survey for overall customer satisfaction

The Go-Ahead Group has today received a score of 90% for overall customer satisfactionthe highest of the UKs five largest operatorsin the autumn 2014 Bus Passenger Survey (BPS).

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12 Mar 2015 Transport

Driver with 40 penalty points has never had a licence

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has discovered that a motorist from Lewisham has racked up an astounding 40 points for 12 offences despite never having held a full or even a provisional driving licence, according to information supplied by the DVLA in February, following a Freedom of Information request

Driving tested: George Osborne reacts to a looming crisis in the freight industry

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12 Mar 2015 Transport

Driving tested: George Osborne reacts to a looming crisis in the freight industry

The road transport industry is now facing an unprecedented situation which needs urgent government intervention if the impact on the UK economy is to be minimised, says the Freight Transport Association.

11 Mar 2015 Transport

Don’t let the Port of Dover stifle our local economy

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke calls for traffic problems in Kent and Dover need to be made a national strategic priority.

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11 Mar 2015 Transport

Jobcentre Plus and Road Haulage Association plan national work experience scheme

Following a successful pilot scheme in Hampshire, a national work experience scheme will be launched this summer.

11 Mar 2015 Transport

Louise Ellman MP: Come Fly with Me - Increasing UK aviation capacity is urgent

Labour Co-operative MP Louise Ellman calls for a swift decision on airport expansion when the Davies Commission makes its recommendations after the general election.

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06 Mar 2015 Transport

IAM responds to Transport Committee statement on motoring of the future

TheIAMgave evidence to this committee and our response to the statement, Visionary UK strategy required to unlock benefits of new motoring technologies, warn MPs, is:

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06 Mar 2015 Transport

Transport strategy must look at all modes, including autonomous vehicles and driverless cars

The Transport Select Committee has today published its Motoring for the Future report calling on the Government to introduce a visionary UK strategy to unlock benefits of new motoring technologies.

04 Mar 2015 Transport

The Harvey's Law campaign forced the Government to act

Labour MP Derek Twigg writes about his work with the Harvey’s Law campaign to monitor all domestic animals killed on the strategic road network.

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04 Mar 2015 Transport

Mott MacDonald appoints Rose McArthur as technical director in its integrated transport business

Mott MacDonald has appointed Rose McArthur as a technical director in its integrated transport business. She will focus on travel demand management (TDM) and transport planning for major global sporting events.

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02 Mar 2015 Transport

New drug-drive laws ‘a big step forward’

Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has described the introduction of new drug-driving laws as a big step forward for road safety.s as of Monday (today). For the first time ever limits have been set for illegal drugs including heroin, cocaine, LSD and cannabis as well as a number of medicinal drugs including morphine and metrocedure

Adonis wishes Network Rail chief luck in improving rail performance

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27 Feb 2015 Transport

Adonis wishes Network Rail chief luck in improving rail performance

The railway industry gathered to hear Mark Carne, the chief executive of Network Rail deliver a candid address on challenges facing the industry.

Modern infrastructure versus ancient woodland – can there be two winners?

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27 Feb 2015 Transport

Modern infrastructure versus ancient woodland – can there be two winners?

At an event co-hosted by the Woodland Trust and Conserve the Chilterns and Countryside, MPs, Peers and stakeholders discussed how ancient woodlands across the UK could be protected from major infrastructure projects, such as High Speed Two (HS2).

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26 Feb 2015 Economy

Majority of Tory candidates say EU ‘bad for business’ – new poll

57% of Conservative candidates at the forthcoming election believe the EU has been bad for British business, according to a new poll commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping.

Safety fears amid government spending on quiet vehicles

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26 Feb 2015 Transport

Safety fears amid government spending on quiet vehicles

The charity Guide Dogs warns of the increased risk of harm to pedestrians presented by electric vehicles and calls upon the Government to take action.

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25 Feb 2015 Transport

IAM response to TRL mobile phone usage survey

A UK study by the Transport Research Laboratory into the prevalence of illegal mobile phone use while driving has been released this morning.

Heathrow residents back MPs who support airport expansion – new poll

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25 Feb 2015 Transport

Heathrow residents back MPs who support airport expansion – new poll

More than 50% of residents in Heathrow’s constituencies support the airport’s expansion plans, a recent survey has found.

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