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Short Straits Summit: Exploring Dover’s Vital Role in Britain’s EU Reset Partner content
Short Straits Summit: Exploring Dover’s Vital Role in Britain’s EU Reset
Brexit
By Port of Dover
Two weeks before the Prime Minister welcomed EU leaders to the UK for a Summit aimed at resetting Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the bloc, another gathering took place near Westminster. Under discussion was how a narrow stretch of 21 miles of water and modern infrastructure can help keep Britain working.
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Potholes, Policing And Pubs: No 10’s Reddit Push Ahead Of Local Elections
Political parties
Potholes, Policing And Pubs: No 10’s Reddit Push Ahead Of Local Elections
Shadow Transport Minister In 'Listening Mode' Ahead Of Meeting With Train Drivers' Union
Political parties
Shadow Transport Minister In "Listening Mode" Ahead Of Meeting With Train Drivers' Union
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Environment
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Heathrow Third Runway Must Not Undermine UK’s Net Zero Goals, Transport Committee Chair Says
Transport
Heathrow Third Runway Must Not Undermine UK’s Net Zero Goals, Transport Committee Chair Says
Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Political parties
Louise Haigh Resigns As Transport Secretary Over Mobile Phone Offence
Opinion
We can build more and faster
Economy
By Dan Tomlinson MP
We can build more and faster
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
Transport
By Lord Berkeley
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs
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How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
Political parties
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
By Jim Murphy
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Home affairs
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
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
Transport news
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.
Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
Health
Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
Leaders from a range of unions are meeting cabinet ministers today to discuss their positions ahead of further planned strikes across the health, education, and transport sectors.
Rishi Sunak's 'Unworkable' Anti-Strike Laws Face 'Quagmire' Of Legal Challenges And Lords Delays
Economy
Rishi Sunak's "Unworkable" Anti-Strike Laws Face "Quagmire" Of Legal Challenges And Lords Delays
The government has confirmed plans for controversial anti-strike laws despite warnings from peers that plans "simply won't work" due to the likelihood of significant delays in Parliament and legal challenges from unions.
Protecting the right to strike has never been so important
Home affairs
By Baroness Chakrabarti
Protecting the right to strike has never been so important
“The trade unions are a long-established and essential part of our national life...we take our stand by these pillars of our British society as it has gradually developed and evolved itself, of the right of individual labouring men to adjust their wages and conditions by collective bargaining, including the right to strike...”
Rishi Sunak To Give Big Vision Speech, Union Leader Wants 'Resolution' To Strikes, Labour MP Describes Hospital Work As 'Heartbreaking'
Education
Rishi Sunak To Give Big Vision Speech, Union Leader Wants "Resolution" To Strikes, Labour MP Describes Hospital Work As "Heartbreaking"
Rishi Sunak will insist that all pupils to study maths in some form until the age of 18 in a major new year speech setting out his priorities as Prime Minister, against a backdrop of strikes, crisis in the NHS and a soaring cost of living.
NHS Crisis Mounting, Train Strikes Continue, Childcare Reforms Row Brewing
Health
NHS Crisis Mounting, Train Strikes Continue, Childcare Reforms Row Brewing
The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has warned that "further critical incidents” in the health service are likely to define the next three months as pressure on the NHS across the country continues to grow.
More Nurses Strike Dates In January, Flu Patients Told To Stay At Home, Rishi Sunak Visits Homeless Shelter
Health
More Nurses Strike Dates In January, Flu Patients Told To Stay At Home, Rishi Sunak Visits Homeless Shelter
Nurses will go on strike again on 18 and 19 January, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced.
Government Announces Rail Fare Rise Of 5.9 Per Cent From March
Transport
Government Announces Rail Fare Rise Of 5.9 Per Cent From March
The Department for Transport has announced that regulated rail fares will increase by up to 5.9 per cent from March next year in England.
Christmas Strikes Continue, Conservative MPs Visit Ukraine, Report Shows Brexit Is Damaging Businesses
Transport
Christmas Strikes Continue, Conservative MPs Visit Ukraine, Report Shows Brexit Is Damaging Businesses
Cross-sector strikes are continuing today with National Highways workers walking out for four days until Christmas day.
Flight home delayed or cancelled this Christmas? Your compensation rights could soon be in jeopardy unless the Transport Secretary acts Partner content
Transport
By Which?
Flight home delayed or cancelled this Christmas? Your compensation rights could soon be in jeopardy unless the Transport Secretary acts
With travel chaos becoming the new normal this festive season, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Which?, Rocio Concha, explains why the government should avoid weakening compensation rights for domestic flight passengers.
What’s a green form of transport? The public aren’t sure Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
What’s a green form of transport? The public aren’t sure
New polling suggests that stronger measures are needed to incentivise the public to adopt greener transport habits if we are serious about reaching net zero.
Court Rules Rwanda Deportation Policy Is Legal, Airport Christmas Strikes Disruption, Gary Neville Clashes With Tory MP
Political parties
Court Rules Rwanda Deportation Policy Is Legal, Airport Christmas Strikes Disruption, Gary Neville Clashes With Tory MP
High Court judges have ruled that the government's policy to remove asylum seekers by deporting them to Rwanda is legal, more than six months after the first scheduled flight was grounded.
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Transport
By Go-Ahead
Pay less to travel this winter: fares capped at £2 on Go-Ahead buses across Britain
RMT Calls Pay Offer “Completely Inadequate”, Labour Lead Mirrors 1997 Landslide, Operations Cancelled Due To Nurses' Strikes
Transport
RMT Calls Pay Offer “Completely Inadequate”, Labour Lead Mirrors 1997 Landslide, Operations Cancelled Due To Nurses' Strikes
Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT union, has called the pay deal on offer to rail staff “completely inadequate” after the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) accepted the deal.
Hydrogen has the potential to revolutionise the decarbonisation of road transport
Transport
By Rehman Chishti
Hydrogen has the potential to revolutionise the decarbonisation of road transport
The most effective policies are those which offer as many options as possible, enabling innovation to find the best way forward.
Interest Rates Rise, NHS Nurses Strike Begins, Liquid Rule On Flights To Be Dropped
Economy
Interest Rates Rise, NHS Nurses Strike Begins, Liquid Rule On Flights To Be Dropped
The Bank of England has announced it is increasing the Bank Rate of inflation to 3.5 per cent from 3 per cent.
Mortgages To Rise By £3,000 A Year, Government Says “Tide Is Turning” Against Unions, No 10 Accused Of Blocking Strikes Deal
Economy
Mortgages To Rise By £3,000 A Year, Government Says “Tide Is Turning” Against Unions, No 10 Accused Of Blocking Strikes Deal
Around four million households on fixed-rate mortgages could see their payments increase by £3,000 across 2023, the Bank of England has warned.
A responsible government cannot allow rail strikes to fester on
Transport
By Lord Bradshaw
A responsible government cannot allow rail strikes to fester on
Almost all railway men and women are unhappy with the present series of strikes, particularly at peak periods of Christmas and the New Year.
Port of Dover aims for the greatest ambition on green shipping corridors Partner content
Economy
By Port of Dover
Port of Dover aims for the greatest ambition on green shipping corridors
Decarbonising the world’s busiest maritime corridor will deliver a seismic boost to the UK’s recently announced green shipping ambitions that include the US, Norway, and the Netherlands.
Councils Face Shortage Of Gritter Drivers Because They Can't Match Private HGV Pay
Transport
Councils Face Shortage Of Gritter Drivers Because They Can't Match Private HGV Pay
Nearly two thirds of councils in England are worried they can't recruit enough HGV drivers to run their gritting lorries this winter, amid suggestions they can't compete with higher private sector pay in a sector blighted by workforce shortages.



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Transport
By Go-Ahead
The green shift: zero emission buses could lure millions onto public transport
Unions Accuse Government Of Refusing To Engage To End Strike Deadlock
Transport
Unions Accuse Government Of Refusing To Engage To End Strike Deadlock
Unions have accused the government of continually "refusing to engage” in meaningful pay negotiations to avert widespread strikes, despite a recent softening in tone from ministers.
Tories Question Whether Rishi Sunak Will Ever Toughen Strike Rules
Political parties
Tories Question Whether Rishi Sunak Will Ever Toughen Strike Rules
Senior Conservative figures have privately admitted they now believe tough new laws to curb strikes are unlikely to come into force before the next election without enhanced "determination" from ministers.
For a government obsessed by growth, investing in the Midlands Rail Hub is a no brainer
Transport
By Lord Ravensdale
For a government obsessed by growth, investing in the Midlands Rail Hub is a no brainer
Everyone knows about Northern Powerhouse Rail. Even if you aren’t a train planner you know it’s a line across the north, it’s become slightly totemic, like a litmus test for levelling up in the minds of some of my colleagues.
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards