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Any rollback of’ levelling up commitments in north could anger ‘red wall’ voters who swung to ConservativesAs Tories flock to Manchester for their annual conference, they are looking at an even frostier welcome than usual in the northern city.Once, Man…
Saturday train services halted as Aslef drivers begin industrial action in long-running pay disputeRail passengers are facing another day of disruption as a strike by train drivers halts virtually all national rail services in England.Members of the As…
Low-traffic neighbourhoods and fines also face clampdown under plans condemned by active travel groupsRishi Sunak has pledged to end “anti-car measures” as he set out a series of ideas to prioritise the needs of drivers at the likely expense of other r…
While some living in the path of the planned railway sold up, others have stayed put, unsure when or even if they will be forced out£600m spent buying up property in north of England for HS2It was 10 years ago that Val Hines first heard of the railway …
Homes and land purchased to make way for line that now appears to be in doubt, as Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to itAlmost £600m of public money has already been spent buying up land and properties for HS2 in the north of England, despite uncertainty …
Action by railway drivers in England and London Underground workers will halt and delay many servicesA week of disruption for rail passengers has begun, with a mix of strikes and overtime bans by train drivers and tube workers set to halt and delay man…
With less than nine months to go to the next European elections, Members of the European Parliament return to Strasbourg to start clearing the decks of the remaining files still to be finalised during this legislature.
Placating Conservatives in marginal seats, inflation in construction and a maze of bureaucracy have seen the cost balloon from £32bn to £71bnShould the enormous engineering feat of HS2 become Rishi Sunak’s white elephant, these could be its expensive t…
Exclusive: Potential plan to restrict measures such as 20mph speed limits and levying fines from traffic cameras alarms travel groupsRishi Sunak is to prioritise the interests of millions of car owners with a series of measures that will provoke enviro…
The PM instead praised the UK’s ‘fantastic multicultural democracy’, saying the nation has done an ‘incredible job of integrating people’The former SNP minister Fergus Ewing has claimed his party no longer stands up for Scotland as he was suspended for…