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Politics
Will Durrant

Office working ‘the one thing that driving examiners can’t do’, says minister

Driving test waiting times are almost 21 weeks (PA) - (PA Media)

Forcing Government staff to work from their offices will not cut driving test waiting times, a transport minister has said.

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill told peers that working from an office is “the one thing that driving examiners can’t do”, after Conservative peer Lord Hannan of Kingsclere accused the Government of a “state failure” since Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns began in 2020.

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