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Christmas travel disruption as motorways close and rail travellers face delays
Christmas getaway disruption is continuing with long queues for cross-Channel journeys, motorway closures and train cancellations. The Port of Dover in Kent said it is taking about 90 minutes to process cars with pre-booked tickets.
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Mayor heralds first Elizabeth line stations to get high-speed mobile coverage
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks about the introduction of 4G and 5G into four new stations on the Elizabeth Line. He also speaks about the upcoming ceasefire vote in the UN and the most recent inflation figures.
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Mayor opens London's first new mainline station in 10 years
London Mayor Sadiq Khan officially opens Brent Cross West, London's first new mainline station for 10 years.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan opens new station with hopes for West London Orbital.
The Mayor of London has opened the first new mainline station in the capital in a decade. Services from Brent Cross West will run to St Pancras, with journeys taking as little as 12 minutes. The £419 million project was due to take place...
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RMT members accept deal to end long-running pay and conditions dispute
Members of the biggest rail workers’ union have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has been embroiled in a bitter row for more...
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Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt visit Nissan plant Sunderland
GVs of Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt visiting the Nissan plant in Sunderland where two electric models will be built, securing thousands of jobs.
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Thousands of lost property items unclaimed every week, TfL says
Public transport users in London are failing to claim thousands of lost property items handed in every week. Transport for London (TfL) is urging passengers who accidentally leave belongings on trains and buses to check if they have been...
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Inside Transport for London's new lost property office
Footage from Transport for London's new lost property store which moved from its temporary location in South Kensington to a new site in West Ham. Includes interview with Diana Quaye, performance manager for TfL's lost property office.
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Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh addresses Labour Party Conference
Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh addresses the Labour Party Conference after leader Sir Keir Starmer's keynote speech.
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Rishi Sunak speaks to workers in Nottinghamshire – full speech and questions
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to workers at a PM Connect event at a business in Nottinghamshire, as he defends his decision to scrap HS2's northern leg. Full speech.
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Rishi Sunak tells workers HS2 would have made London-bound journeys harder for some communities
The Prime Minister said scrapping HS2 would ensure train journeys to London from some communities in England would not be slower or less frequent. Speaking at a PM Connect event at a business in Nottinghamshire, Rishi Sunak said: “It is...
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Starmer meets with Labour mayors to discuss transport issues
Labour leader Keir Starmer meets with the elected mayors of Liverpool, London, Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield, where he discusses transport and the recent cancellation of HS2
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Labour Party conference – a look at what to expect as members gather in Liverpool
When Labour members gather for the party's annual conference in Liverpool they will hope Sir Keir Starmer can convince the public he is a prime minister in waiting. Here are some key things to look out for in what could be Labour's last...
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Ministers defend government investment in roads amid ‘stark’ report
Ministers have insisted the coalition government has invested in roads following a warning issued to government about safety concerns. Minister Roderic O’Gorman insisted his party leader Eamon Ryan has provided the necessary funding as...
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Liverpool mayor ‘bucking the trend’ as new train station opens
Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram said he was “bucking the trend” as the UK’s first battery-powered passenger trains went into service in the region, the day after a Government decision to axe the northern leg of HS2. The new Headbolt Lane...
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Lord McLoughlin says mayors must be consulted in HS2 decision
Sir Patrick McLoughlin, former Transport Secretary and Chair of Transport in the North, tells a High Speed Rail Group reception that changes request have HS2 have pushed up costs and any decision to scrap it should include the metro mayors
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Andy Burnham says scrapping northern leg of HS2 would be ‘desperate act of a dying government'
Andy Burnham says scrapping northern leg of HS2 would be ‘a desperate act of a dying government'. Rishi Sunak is expected to overrule the concerns of Tory grandees, businesses and northern leaders by scrapping HS2 to Manchester in a...
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Burnham: Rumours Manchester leg of HS2 will be shelved are “profoundly depressing”
Andy Burnham has described reports that the Manchester leg of HS2 will be shelved as “profoundly depressing”. Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference, the Manchester mayor said: “This will be remembered as the...
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper's speech at Tory Party Conference 2023 - Full
Full speech by Transport Secretary Mark Harper at the Conservative Party Conference, where he announced he is calling time on the “misuse of so-called 15-minute cities”.
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Train drivers stage strike to coincide with first day of Conservative Party conference
Train drivers with 16 operators walked out on Saturday, as the Aslef union stages strikes and other forms of industrial action to coincide with the first day of the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester. GVs of striking...
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HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is reportedly considering axing plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link to run from Birmingham to Manchester amid soaring costs. Critics of such a move include former prime ministers Boris Johnson and...
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Ryanair boss says UK air traffic control is worst in Europe
Contains strong language The UK’s air traffic control (ATC) system is the worst in Europe, the boss of Ryanair has claimed. Michael O’Leary made the comment as he launched a tirade calling for National Air Traffic Services (Nats) chief...
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Sadiq Khan says reported HS2 downscaling 'beggars belief'
Sadiq Khan says the Government's reported plan to scrap building HS2 to the North 'beggars belief'. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman repeatedly declined to comment on speculation about the future of HS2. He refused to comment on...
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Politics daily briefing: September 10
All the latest political news in the UK as Rishi Sunak has accused Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of “clobbering” drivers through the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez).