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Sunak supporters express alarm at tax-cutting plan amid market turmoil

Prominent supporters of Rishi Sunak have issued stark warnings about the Government’s economic strategy, echoing some of the concerns the former chancellor made on the campaign trail ahead of Liz Truss’s victory in the Tory leadership contest. While ...

27 Sept 2022 at 16:34

Services suspended for days and protests expected against P&O Ferries

Services were suspended and a series of demonstrations were expected to take place against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the mass dismissal, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million ...

18 Mar 2022 at 06:55

Demonstrations planned after 800 P&O Ferries workers sacked and replaced

A series of demonstrations will be held on Friday against P&O’s “appalling” decision to sack 800 seafarers. Unions and politicians condemned the move, blamed by the company on losses of £100 million following the slump in travel because of ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Safety fears raised as P&O Ferries replaces seafarers with agency workers

Safety fears have been raised over the decision by P&O Ferries to sack 800 seafarers with no notice and replace them with cheaper agency workers. Trade union Nautilus International, which represents some of those fired, urged the Maritime ...

18 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Longer freight trains will be used to cut costs and emissions

Moving goods by rail will be more cost effective and environmentally friendly due to longer freight trains being allowed. The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) said its research into couplers – which connect wagons – found they can ...

16 Nov 2022 at 15:41

Union leaders to meet rail minister in bid to secure deal to end strikes

Talks aimed at resolving the rail workers dispute will be held on Monday after a week of disruption to services because of strikes. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and Aslef took industrial action which crippled ...

09 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

HS2 minister Huw Merriman hailed the “extraordinary feat of engineering and architecture” as he inspected construction of what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge. Mr Merriman visited the site where HS2’s 2.1-mile-long (3.4km) ...

16 Jan 2023 at 15:15

Minister defends rail disputes strategy despite financial hit

Rail minister Huw Merriman has defended the Government’s stance on strikes, months after admitting that the Government has lost more money due to the impact of rail strikes than it would have cost to settle the disputes months ...

15 May 2023 at 00:01

Minister ‘won’t be two-faced’ about Government policy amid asylum centre dispute

A minister has said he does not want to be “two-faced” about the Government’s migration policy amid a backlash over plans to locate an asylum seeker accommodation centre in his own constituency. Huw Merriman acknowledged ...

12 May 2023 at 17:05

Train drivers walk out as union chief says pay talks with ministers have stalled

The leader of a train drivers’ union says pay negotiations with ministers have stalled over the past four months as fresh rail strikes take place. Members of the Aslef union walked out on Friday at more than a dozen ...

12 May 2023 at 12:19

Nationalising TransPennine Express shows Tories ‘not driven by dogma’

The decision to nationalise TransPennine Express (TPE) shows the Conservative UK Government is “not driven by dogma”, the rail minister has said. Huw Merriman said he hoped the move would amount to a “reset moment” ...

12 May 2023 at 12:48

HS2 boss says delays among options being explored to curb rising costs

The HS2 rail project could be delayed among a number of potential options being considered to curb rising costs, the project’s boss has said. In an interview with the BBC, HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston said ...

03 Mar 2023 at 03:25

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