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Labour Shadow Minister Sacked After Joining Rail Strike Picket Line
Labour Shadow Minister Sacked After Joining Rail Strike Picket Line
Political parties
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.
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
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 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
The Rundown: Rail Strikes Signal Summer Of Discontent
Transport
The Rundown: Rail Strikes Signal Summer Of Discontent
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
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"
The House Live
Why Britain’s railways should be based in Newcastle Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Why Britain’s railways should be based in Newcastle
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
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
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Liz Truss Doubles Down On Tax Cuts Plan To Ease Cost-Of-Living Crisis
Liz Truss Doubles Down On Tax Cuts Plan To Ease Cost-Of-Living Crisis
Economy
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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.
Labour Front Benchers Banned From Joining Picket Lines Amid Rail Strikes
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.
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.
Transport news
Portugal Will Be Removed From Travel Green List With No New Countries Added
Coronavirus
Portugal Will Be Removed From Travel Green List With No New Countries Added
Hopes for a summer holiday abroad have been dashed after the government confirmed Portugal would be taken off the “green list” of countries that do not require quarantine on return.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry responds to Transport for London funding deal
The Saturday View – Botched “Amber List” Messaging Sparks Fear Half Term Travel Chaos Could Bring New Covid Wave
Coronavirus
The Saturday View – Botched “Amber List” Messaging Sparks Fear Half Term Travel Chaos Could Bring New Covid Wave
As half-term arrives, millions of families will get the first chance for a holiday this year, but ministers have been urging people not to use this new freedom to travel abroad, despite having lifted an outright ban on doing so.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to Government announcement on Trans Pennine route investment
Speed up the switch to electric vehicles to save lower income car owners thousands
Economy
By Caterina Brandmayr, Green Alliance
Speed up the switch to electric vehicles to save lower income car owners thousands
It feels like electric vehicles are in the news every day at the moment. The emphasis is usually on how they help to cut carbon emissions and air pollution. But one important fact about them that has not been highlighted enough is that they also cut the cost of car ownership considerably once they reach the used vehicle market, which is going to be a big benefit to those on lower incomes.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA launches HS2 ‘Meet the Bidder’ Sessions over June 2021
Great British Railways: mind the gap between reforms and costs
Coronavirus
By Helen Hill
Great British Railways: mind the gap between reforms and costs
The government’s long-overdue strategy to improve the railways - dubbed Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail – seeks to put the customer first with a mix of the best of public and private business models.
Just 19 Per Cent of Brits Plan On Taking A Summer Holiday Abroad, Poll Reveals
Coronavirus
Just 19 Per Cent of Brits Plan On Taking A Summer Holiday Abroad, Poll Reveals
Difficulties for the beleaguered international travel industry look set to continue after it was revealed that just 19 per cent of Brits plan on taking a holiday abroad this summer.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry responds to Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail
Boris Johnson Sticks To Claim UK Has “One Of The Strongest Border Regimes In The World” Despite “Confused and Contradictory” Messaging Over Amber List Holidays
Transport
Boris Johnson Sticks To Claim UK Has “One Of The Strongest Border Regimes In The World” Despite “Confused and Contradictory” Messaging Over Amber List Holidays
The Prime Minister has defended the government’s traffic light system for foreign travel after he and his ministers have been accused of “confused and contradictory” messaging.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes Government positive words for rolling programme of electrification
Government Accused Of Creating “Dangerous Chaos” Over “Amber List” Country Travel Confusion
Coronavirus
Government Accused Of Creating “Dangerous Chaos” Over “Amber List” Country Travel Confusion
The government has been accused of creating “dangerous chaos” over its traffic light system for travel just hours after opening up the UK’s borders again.
Dominic Cummings Attacks UK’s “Joke” Border Policy Amid Row Over Keeping India Off “Red List'
Coronavirus
Dominic Cummings Attacks UK’s “Joke” Border Policy Amid Row Over Keeping India Off “Red List"
Dominic Cummings has labelled the UK’s border policy a “joke” amid a row over whether keeping India off the “red list” for two weeks helped import a mutant Covid variant to the country.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Industry responds to Queen’s Speech; calls for HS2 to be delivered in full
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has responded to the Queen’s Speech.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry sets out key priorities for Queen’s Speech
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community has set out its key priorities ahead of the Queen’s Speech tomorrow.
As the UK embarks on its recovery, rail is ready to connect the country again Partner content
Transport
By LNER
As the UK embarks on its recovery, rail is ready to connect the country again
As the country rebuilds and people return to travel, LNER is innovating to deliver personalised, connected and sustainable services – encouraging people out of their cars and back onto trains.
Here's The Covid Situation In The UK’s Top 10 Holiday Destinations Ahead Of Global Travel Taskforce Announcement
Coronavirus
Here's The Covid Situation In The UK’s Top 10 Holiday Destinations Ahead Of Global Travel Taskforce Announcement
The government is set to announce on Friday where UK holidaymakers can travel to without having to quarantine, but there are fears many popular vacation destinations will not be on the “green list” of countries.
NHS App Will Include Covid-19 'Passports' To Allow International Travel, Grant Shapps Confirms
Coronavirus
NHS App Will Include Covid-19 "Passports" To Allow International Travel, Grant Shapps Confirms
Coronavirus "passports" are set to be added to the core NHS app so that British citizens can travel abroad this summer, the transport secretary has confirmed.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s positive remarks on Midland Mainline Electrification
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry urges Government to begin programme of rail electrification now, in order to meet Net Zero legal commitments
More than 15 transport groups have united in calling on the Government for a new programme of electrification to help decarbonise rail travel
Ambition to reach zero carbon rail must be supported by action Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
Ambition to reach zero carbon rail must be supported by action
The Railway Industry Association has launched a new report calling for a rolling programme of electrification in order to support the Government’s Net Zero ambitions.
Border Guards Don’t Know How Many Fake Covid Test Certificates Are Used To Get Into UK
Transport
Border Guards Don’t Know How Many Fake Covid Test Certificates Are Used To Get Into UK
The number of people entering the UK with a fake negative Covid test is “inherently unknowable” and the current immigration system is “based on trust”, say border staff.
Exclusive: Boris Johnson And World Leaders Plan To Fly Into COP26 On 'Green Fuel' Planes
Coronavirus
Exclusive: Boris Johnson And World Leaders Plan To Fly Into COP26 On "Green Fuel" Planes
Boris Johnson and other global leaders will be flown into the COP26 climate change conference on “green” flights as part of plans to make the event as carbon neutral as possible.
Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry sets out recommendations for upcoming Devolved National and Regional Elections
The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has published five manifestos ahead of the devolved national and regional elections taking place next month.
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