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Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Political parties
Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after it emerged that she has a fraud conviction connected with misleading the police over a mobile phone.
West Midlands Mayor Accuses Whitehall Of Being 'Resistant' To Greater Devolution
Communities
West Midlands Mayor Accuses Whitehall Of Being "Resistant" To Greater Devolution
Downing Street Admits Fresh Rail Strikes Are 'Extremely Disappointing' As Pressure Grows Over Pay Award
Transport
Downing Street Admits Fresh Rail Strikes Are "Extremely Disappointing" As Pressure Grows Over Pay Award
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
A fresh start for rail: getting the UK railway industry back on track in 2024 Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
A fresh start for rail: getting the UK railway industry back on track in 2024
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Transport
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Government Accused Of Leading Railways To A 'State Of Paralysis'
Transport
Government Accused Of Leading Railways To A "State Of Paralysis"
The House Live
Driving down risks in roadworks Partner content
Transport
By WSP
Driving down risks in roadworks
Why the Port of Dover holds the key to sustainable trade growth Partner content
Transport
By Port of Dover
Why the Port of Dover holds the key to sustainable trade growth
Can ‘Global Britain’ really succeed with electric vehicles? Partner content
Transport
By Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)
Can ‘Global Britain’ really succeed with electric vehicles?
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Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Welsh Labour Worries It Could Be Voted Out Of Government For The First Time
Political parties
Navigating politics with ADHD and dyslexia: my journey to Westminster
Navigating politics with ADHD and dyslexia: my journey to Westminster
By Adam Dance
Parliament
Tech Secretary Says He Will Take The Flak If AI Expansion Goes Wrong
Tech Secretary Says He Will Take The Flak If AI Expansion Goes Wrong
Technology
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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
Mick Whelan: 'I didn’t need to open the deal to know my members won’t accept it'
Transport
By Sienna Rodgers
Mick Whelan: 'I didn’t need to open the deal to know my members won’t accept it'
Sienna Rodgers talks to Mick Whelan, leader of train drivers’ union Aslef, about the ongoing strikes, how relations with ministers became strained and his changing view of Keir Starmer
Transport news
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
RHA brands Calais charity comments as ‘absolutely outrageous’
The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) shares the view of police and crime commissioner for Surrey, Kevin Hurley (@kvnbhrly1), that the migrant camp at Calais is unpoliced.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Proposed new migrant camp at Dunkirk will double the problem for UK-bound hauliers says RHA
The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is dismayed at the news that a new migrant camp is to be built at the Dunkirk ferry port, approximately 30 miles from the Port of Calais.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
RHA welcomes measures to alleviate Forth Road Bridge misery
Although deeply disappointed at the news that the Forth Road Bridge is to remain closed to HGVs until February 2016, the Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the proposals arising from a meeting today with the Minister for Infrastructure, Keith Brown.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Continued closure of the Forth Road Bridge to HGV traffic will cost the industry an additional £40m says RHA
The Road Haulage Association (@rhanews) is dismayed to learn that delays are once again affecting the Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge). Despite maintenance teams working hard to complete the repairs necessary to bring the bridge back into use ahead of the planned operational date of the beginning of January, it is to remain closed to HGV traffic until the end of February.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Calais migrants now outnumber security forces by 18:1
The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is extremely concerned that despite the deployment of 1,300 French riot police and gendarmerie at Calais, the reality is that with approximately 300 operating at any one time, they are now massively outnumbered by 18:1.
Improving the Weymouth to Waterloo rail line
Transport
By Richard Drax MP
Improving the Weymouth to Waterloo rail line
Dorset South MP Richard Drax writes following his Westminster Hall debate which pressed the Government to consider options to speed up journey times between Weymouth and London Waterloo.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
RHA renews its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers at Calais
Following a visit by RHA chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) to Calais last week, the Road Haulage Association (RHANews) has renewed its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers and restore law and order to the Port.
Cuts to TFL budget could prompt fare rises and compromise safety, MP warns
Transport
By Elizabeth Bates
Cuts to TFL budget could prompt fare rises and compromise safety, MP warns
Labour’s Gareth Thomas speaks to PoliticsHome on the impact the Chancellor’s cuts will have on the London Transport network.  
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
RHA has a challenging but positive meeting with Business Department
The RHA (@RHANews) has today held what chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) has described as a challenging but positive meeting with the skills Minister Nick Boles MP to press the case for more action to solve the chronic LGV driver shortage.The meeting was held at the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (@bisgovuk)
Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims
UK freight operators have joined in efforts to assist thousands of homeless families affected by the Cumbrian floods.
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Economy
By Road Haulage Association
Approval for HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeship: “Our hard work has paid off” says RHA
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) (@RHANews) has welcomed the approval from the Business and Innovation Department (BIS) (@bisgovuk) for an LGV apprenticeship Trailblazer scheme but is pressing for confirmation that the scheme will cover the cost of licence acquisition.
Partner content
Transport
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Response to airport decision
In response to theGovernment confirming its support for airport expansion, Ralph Smyth, Head of Infrastructure and Legal at the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said:
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims
The Road Haulage Association (RHA), is delighted by the news that TPN, The Pallet Network (@OurTPN) is pulling together its 117-depot nationwide freight operation to collect emergency relief donations from around the UK and send them to the thousands of homeless families affected by the Cumbrian floods.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Don’t let the death of a driver be the catalyst for action at Calais says RHA
For the thousands of hauliers travelling through the Port of Calais on the last leg of the journey towards the UK, their lives are now being put in an untenable situation as a result of the increase in migrant activity.
A clearer path to parking-free pavements: Government responds to Pavement Parking Bill Partner content
Transport
By Guide Dogs
A clearer path to parking-free pavements: Government responds to Pavement Parking Bill
Ellen Buckerfield of Guide Dogs responds to progress of Simon Hoare MP’s private member’s bill following its debate in Parliament on Friday 4 December.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Forth Road Bridge closure will have a massive cost impact on Scottish hauliers says RHA
The Road Haulage Association is deeply concerned that the Scottish Government do not seem to fully appreciate the economic impact that the closure of the Forth Road Bridge will have on the haulage industry in Scotland.
Disabled people deserve a better deal on public transport
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Disabled people deserve a better deal on public transport
Shadow transport minister Daniel Zeichner says Tory cuts are leaving disabled people isolated from medical help and employment. 
Why we need a Pavement Parking Act
Transport
By Guide Dogs
Why we need a Pavement Parking Act
Ahead of today's second reading, Simon Hoare MP calls upon Parliament to back his Pavement Parking (Protection of Vulnerable Pedestrians) Bill.
Mr Cameron: don’t worry, a longer runway, not a third runway is the sensible way forward for airport expansion Partner content
Transport
By Heathrow Hub
Mr Cameron: don’t worry, a longer runway, not a third runway is the sensible way forward for airport expansion
Heathrow Hub suggests that its alternative 'Extended Northern Runway' option is cheaper, simpler and politically & socially acceptable than other airport expansion opportunities.
The Heathrow debate must ensure the UK remains 'at the heart of the global economy' Partner content
Transport
By Heathrow
The Heathrow debate must ensure the UK remains 'at the heart of the global economy'
Heathrow responds to a recent PoliticsHome article by Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Baroness Randerson and notes a final Government decision on airport expansion is expected before the end of the year.
Partner content
Transport
By Road Haulage Association
Rob Flello MP calls for urgent action to protect British HGV in Calais
Following a visit to witness for himself the mayhem at the Port of Calais, Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group onFreight Transport, Rob Flello (@RobFlelloMP) said: Despite Eurotunnel now becoming a fortress, the access roads have become like a virtual war zone, unsafe for motorists and professional drivers.
Scottish constituencies ‘worst in UK for road safety,’ new research finds Partner content
Transport
By Direct Line
Scottish constituencies ‘worst in UK for road safety,’ new research finds
New research reveals Britain’s most dangerous areas for road accidents by parliamentary constituency, with areas north of the border coming out worst.
Why I changed my view on Heathrow expansion Partner content
Transport
By West London Business
Why I changed my view on Heathrow expansion
The Chief Executive of West London Business was initially opposed to Heathrow expansion, but is now clear that West London, the UK’s second largest economic powerhouse, needs an expanded Heathrow to further boost jobs and growth.
Final decision needed on airport expansion Partner content
Transport
By London First
Final decision needed on airport expansion
With a debate in Parliament today discussing the Airports Commission’s recommendations for airport expansion, the Let Britain Fly campaign calls for the Government to make a “clear and final decision”.
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