‘I think that’s the case’: Cabinet minister refuses to say Liz Truss will survive Anne-Marie Trevelyan declines – multiple times – to predict prime minister will lead Tories into next election The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Cabinet minister demands investigation into ‘manhandling’ of Tory MPs in fracking vote OLD ’It is never acceptable for there to be any harassment of members as they cast their democratic vote’ The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Liz Truss quits: candidates to be prime minister must have at least 100 nominations from Tory MPs – as it happened Nominations for next Tory leader will close at 2pm on Monday before next prime minister is confirmed on 28 October The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2022
Government silent on plans to 'accelerate' huge North East transport projects – including A1 dualling and Tyne Bridge It is unclear how ministers intend to speed up a number of critical transport upgrades across the region, having promised to do so in last month's mini-budget Chronicle Live · Oct 19, 2022
Trevelyan indicates plan to cut flight delay compensation could be dropped The Transport Secretary agreed with criticism of her predecessor Grant Shapps’ proposal. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Great British Railways plan to oversee rail network delayed Transport secretary says scrapping of transport bill means plan will not go ahead in 2024 The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Creation of Great British Railways delayed The body was due to begin operating in early 2024 but that timetable has been scrapped. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Great British Railways plan ‘delayed’ as Liz Truss pulls transport bill New body was set to run Britain’s railways from early 2024 but no legislation now due this session The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Tory MPs warned of ‘15 years out of power’ if they stick with Liz Truss Position under Truss not recoverable warns MP who calls her ‘catastrophically incompetent’ The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
National Rail train strikes November 2022 dates Three more national rail strikes have been called by the RMT union The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Network Rail train strike dates in November 2022 Three more national rail strikes have been called by the RMT union. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
10 Tory Ministers would LOSE seats as voters reject Liz Truss's 'reckless' plans A mega-poll by Opinium shows the Tories are heading for electoral wipeout, with a whopping 219 of their MPs set to be ousted at the next election Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022
The great hydrogen gamble: hot air or net zero’s holy grail? An army of lobbyists is trying to persuade the government of the case for the combustible gas as a valuable weapon in the climate crisis, but questions remain The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022
When are the next train strikes? Industrial action is continuing at several train operators through October The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022 Minister confirms free train travel for veterans to attend remembrance services It was previously reported that the Government had revoked the offer for military personnel because the cost to the taxpayer would be ‘too great’.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022 Third rail strike in a week leaves 20% of regular services running More than 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union have walked out in a long-running dispute.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022 Travel by rail only if absolutely necessary on Saturday, passengers warned Only one in five trains are running as more than 40,000 RMT union members begin 24-hour strike
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Minister to overturn decision to scrap free remembrance services train travel The Government was said to have revoked the offer because the cost to the taxpayer would be ‘too great’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022 Avanti West Coast must ‘drastically improve’ after securing six-month extension Rail firm has been criticised after reducing train services and releasing tickets only a few days in advance
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 What train strikes are happening in October and how will rail passengers be affected? After the rail unions announced a series of 24-hour strikes and vowed to shut down the railway, this is the state of play
Birmingham Post · Oct 7, 2022 Avanti West Coast given new deadline to improve train services FirstGroup plc, which co-owns Avanti West Coast in a joint venture with Italy's Trenitalia, said it was 'committed' to providing services that meet people's needs
Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022 Avanti given six more months to run west coast mainline despite 'unacceptable' service The firm cut trains from Manchester to London to one an hour this summer
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022 Avanti given six months to improve services on West Coast Main Line Avanti has until April 1 to add at least 80 more services on weekdays
Birmingham Post · Oct 6, 2022 Government to 'consider all options' on Avanti as calls grow for West Coast Main Line operator's contract to be removed Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham hits out at "chaos" on line
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022 Union boss urges government to ‘take shackles off’ private rail firms as 9,000 train workers strike Thousands of train drivers go on strike causing disruptions to countless travellers