Sadiq Khan requests ‘urgent’ meeting with Grant Shapps over TFL funding

Sadiq Khan requests ‘urgent’ meeting with Grant Shapps over TFL funding

Last week, the Government announced a short-term extension to the £200 million bailout provided to TfL in February, with negotiations over a longer-term deal reaching a stalemate. In a letter sent last... Read more »
Shapps mocks Sadiq Khan as he pledges anti-strike law after London Mayor’s failure | Politics | News

Shapps mocks Sadiq Khan as he pledges anti-strike law after London Mayor’s failure | Politics | News

With the far-left RMT union threatening to take their members out on strike again over demands for a 10 percent pay rise, the Transport Secretary has warned that he intends to copy... Read more »
Grant Shapps stars in bizarre video to promote Great British Rail Sale

Grant Shapps stars in bizarre video to promote Great British Rail Sale

Grant Shapps was widely mocked today for starring in a bizarre video to promote a train ticket sale that today saw prices on routes across Britain slashed by as much as half for... Read more »
Boris Johnson partygate latest: ‘Humans make mistakes,’ says Shapps as PM and Sunak fight calls to quit after fine

Boris Johnson partygate latest: ‘Humans make mistakes,’ says Shapps as PM and Sunak fight calls to quit after fine

Partygate: Boris Johnson claims ‘it did not occur’ to him that he was breaking rules# The prime minister is “human” and humans “sometimes make mistakes”, the transport secretary has said as he... Read more »
Boris Johnson latest news: Lavrov’s ‘stepdaughter’ hit by sanctions, as Shapps to take in family of Ukrainian refugees

Boris Johnson latest news: Lavrov’s ‘stepdaughter’ hit by sanctions, as Shapps to take in family of Ukrainian refugees

The UK has sanctioned the “step-daughter” of Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in its latest raft of economic measures against those with close ties to the Kremlin. The British government targeted Polina... Read more »
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London politics latest news: Boris Johnson’s lockdown birthday party was with working staff, says Grant Shapps

T ransport Secretary Grant Shapps has sought to explain the gathering held for the Prime Minister’s birthday by saying those present had already been working together. It comes as Boris Johnson faces... Read more »
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Fuel shortages – live: ‘Lives at risk’ as petrol crisis hits healthcare staff and Shapps admits Brexit ‘a factor’

UK fuel crisis ‘direct consequence’ of Brexit, says Michel Barnier Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has said health and care workers should be given priority at petrol pumps, warning that otherwise patients... Read more »