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West Midlands Mayor Accuses Whitehall Of Being 'Resistant' To Greater Devolution
West Midlands Mayor Accuses Whitehall Of Being "Resistant" To Greater Devolution
Communities
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker believes civil servants in Whitehall are “resistant” to supporting government plans for more regional devolution, and hopes the Budget will allow mayors greater flexibility over their own finances and projects.
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"
Transport Leaders Doubtful New Rail Bill Will Deliver Reform Soon Enough
Political parties
Transport Leaders Doubtful New Rail Bill Will Deliver Reform Soon Enough
The House Live
Collaboration is key for a smooth transition to Great British Rail Partner content
Transport
By Transport UK
Collaboration is key for a smooth transition to Great British Rail
Why addressing gender equality is key to meeting our net-zero ambitions Partner content
Social affairs
By WSP
Why addressing gender equality is key to meeting our net-zero ambitions
Port of Dover party conference season unites politicians on plan for economic growth Partner content
Transport
By Port of Dover
Port of Dover party conference season unites politicians on plan for economic growth
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Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
Labour MPs Push For 'Healthier' Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Labour MPs Push For "Healthier" Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Parliament
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After 'Most Disproportionate' General Election Result Ever
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After "Most Disproportionate" General Election Result Ever
Political parties
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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 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.
How The New ‘Traffic Light’ Travel System Will Work And What It Will Mean For Holidays
Coronavirus
How The New ‘Traffic Light’ Travel System Will Work And What It Will Mean For Holidays
Ministers have announced new plans to ease travel restrictions from as early as next month in an effort to restart international travel. PoliticsHome explains the new system and how it will work for holidaymakers.
Grant Shapps Says People Can Start Planning Foreign Holidays As Government Unveils Traffic Light Travel System
Coronavirus
Grant Shapps Says People Can Start Planning Foreign Holidays As Government Unveils Traffic Light Travel System
The transport secretary said this morning that people can start to think about booking foreign summer holidays as the government set out its framework for the resumption of international travel.
Achieving net zero by 2030 will be impossible if the Leeds Bradford airport expansion goes ahead
Transport
By Hilary Benn MP
Achieving net zero by 2030 will be impossible if the Leeds Bradford airport expansion goes ahead
In the year the UK is hosting the COP26 conference, allowing this expansion to go ahead would be a big mistake.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference