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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 the ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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

Government is ‘working on options’ for boosting Bradford’s rail services

New rail minister Huw Merriman said the Government is “working on our options” for improving train services at Bradford. Plans for a high-speed railway station in the West Yorkshire city were dashed when the Department for Transport ...

10 Nov 2022 at 13:53

More railway strikes called as dispute continues

More railway strikes announced after union talks with Government minister fail

A railway workers union has served notice for strike action at a further six train operating companies and Network Rail – just hours after meetings with a government minister in a long-running row over jobs, pay and conditions. The ...

02 Dec 2022 at 20:46

Mural unveiled to celebrate pioneering female train driver

A giant mural celebrating the woman who led the charge for female train drivers has been unveiled to launch a recruitment campaign. Avanti West Coast commissioned the artwork at London Euston station to depict trailblazer Karen ...

26 Jan 2023 at 00:40

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 the impact of ...

03 Mar 2023 at 03:25

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 ...

09 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Minister admits resolving rail disputes would have been cheaper than strikes

The Government has lost more money due to the impact of rail strikes than it would have cost to settle the disputes months ago, a minister has admitted. Rail minister Huw Merriman told MPs the row has “ended up costing ...

18 Jan 2023 at 11:29

Network Rail boss suggests Grant Shapps ‘galvanised’ workers to strike

Grant Shapps “galvanised” rail workers into continuing strike action when he was transport secretary through “noisy political rhetoric”, the boss of Network Rail has suggested. Andrew Haines said negotiations with ...

08 Feb 2023 at 08:12

Asylum seekers to be housed on former prison site under Government plans

More than 1,000 asylum seekers will be housed at a former prison site under Government plans to provide them with only the most basic accommodation. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick announced on Wednesday that ...

29 Mar 2023 at 15:19

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 ...

15 May 2023 at 00:01

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 ...

12 May 2023 at 12:48

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