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Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures

Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May. In what is being dubbed the Great British Rail Sale, the Transport Secretary said more than one ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

PM backs calls for ‘brazen’ boss of P&O Ferries to quit

Boris Johnson has backed calls for the boss of P&O Ferries to quit as the Government pledged to change the law to stop other firms who may try to “knowingly breaking the law”. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps called for chief executive Peter ...

25 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Chancellor always looking at how else he can help with rising costs – Shapps

The Chancellor will always be looking at what else he can do to support people, a Cabinet minister said as he faced questions over the Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insisted Rishi Sunak ...

03 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Facts need to be established amid allegations against MP Warburton – minister

Allegations about the conduct of David Warburton should be investigated and the facts established, a Cabinet minister has said. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the comments when asked about the backbench MP having the Tory whip ...

03 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Grant Shapps grounds Russian oligarch’s private jet at Biggin Hill

A private jet owned by Russian billionaire Eugene Shvidler has been banned from flying in the UK as part of sanctions in response to the war in Ukraine. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that he has deregistered the ...

08 Apr 2022 at 13:25

UK Government must act to avoid widespread rail strikes, says Scottish minister

A Scottish minister has written to the UK Government urging it to do more to avoid a widespread strike by rail workers. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are being balloted for strikes over jobs, pay ...

30 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Grant Shapps refuses to rule out relaxing MOT rules

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has refused to rule out relaxing MOT rules for motorists to ease the UK’s cost of living crisis. Mr Shapps is reportedly considering allowing vehicles to only need an MOT every two years, ...

27 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Grant Shapps unveils measure to ease flights chaos

New aviation recruits will be permitted to begin training before passing security checks to ease flight disruption, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. Passengers have faced chaos in recent weeks, with ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Grant Shapps threatens P&O Ferries with ‘package of measures’ to ‘block’ plan

A “package of measures” will “block” P&O Ferries’ plan to replace 800 seafarers with agency workers paid below the UK’s minimum wage, according to Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps. The company caused outrage ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Ex-transport ministers call on Grant Shapps to act on vehicle safety

Six former transport ministers have urged Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to swiftly adopt new vehicle safety standards. A package of 15 measures becomes mandatory in the European Union and Northern Ireland ...

02 Feb 2022 at 11:25

Surprise birthday celebration for PM ‘almost certainly very unwise’ – Shapps

Birthday parties should have been put off “in all cases” while coronavirus restrictions were in place, the Transport Secretary has said, as he admitted it was “clearly unwise” for the Prime Minister to have ...

25 Jan 2022 at 10:55

Scotland Yard launches investigation into ‘parties’ in Downing Street

Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into a “number of events” in Downing Street and Whitehall in relation to potential beaches of coronavirus laws. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida ...

25 Jan 2022 at 11:25

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