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New Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood says Labour is ‘rebuilding the red wall’

New Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood has said Labour is “rebuilding the red wall” as the party reclaimed the West Yorkshire seat from the Conservatives. Mr Lightwood was elected with a majority of 4,925 on a swing of 12.7% from the Tories to Labour. ...

24 Jun 2022 at 06:27

Tory MPs fearful of losing their seats as Johnson leads party to double defeat

Conservative MPs have voiced fears that they will be next to be voted out after Boris Johnson led the party to a double by-election defeat. The Prime Minister vowed to “keep going” after his authority was dealt a series of blows, including the ...

24 Jun 2022 at 13:22

Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections

Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that “someone must take responsibility”. In Tiverton and Honiton the Liberal ...

24 Jun 2022 at 08:12

Minister: We’re looking to address problems of Cycle to Work scheme

Ministers are assessing how to help more low-income workers buy a bike after acknowledging the Cycle to Work scheme has “problems”. Transport minister Simon Lightwood said he will be working closely with his colleagues in the Treasury ...

10 Oct 2024 at 11:17

Boris Johnson suffers double by-election humiliation

Boris Johnson’s leadership of the Tory party suffered a double blow as voters rejected the Conservatives in two crunch by-elections. In Tiverton and Honiton the Liberal Democrats overturned a 24,000 Tory majority to win, while Labour ...

24 Jun 2022 at 06:03

NHS and Government websites should be made free of data charges, ministers told

NHS and Government websites should be made free of data charges to ensure the least well-off can use important public services online, ministers have heard. Labour MP Simon Lightwood called for a change in the law, requiring all ...

12 Mar 2024 at 14:09

Government will explore idea of pay review body for rail workers, minister says

Transport minister Simon Lightwood has said the Government is exploring the option of a pay review body for public sector rail workers, as MPs debated the nationalisation of train operations. It comes after the new Labour ...

03 Sept 2024 at 19:40

Minister urges families to use £3 bus fare cap to visit attractions

Families should utilise England’s £3 bus fare cap to “get out and enjoy everything their area has to offer”, a minister said. Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus “without ...

23 Aug 2025 at 00:01

MPs agree to overturn ban on councils setting up bus companies

A 2017 ban on councils setting up their own bus companies will be repealed, MPs have agreed. They voted by 362 to 87, majority 275, to approve the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill, which has now cleared both Houses of ...

10 Sept 2025 at 21:38

Reports of licence plate cloning rise by a third in two years

Reports of vehicle licence plate cloning have risen by a third in two years, new figures suggest. Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart warned the increase is a result of “wider criminality” and is putting other ...

18 Sept 2025 at 14:07

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