Cabinet ministers demand Boris Johnson quits No 10 Grant Shapps, Brandon Lewis and Simon Hart were among a delegation of top ministers are understood to be telling the PM to go. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
Key ministers including Grant Shapps and Nadhim Zahawi to tell Boris Johnson to resign Move could be a fatal blow for the embattled prime minister The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
Loyalists and wobblers: which ministers may desert Johnson next? Could Michael Gove strike again as he did in 2016? And who is positioning to be the PM’s possible successor? The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2022
Full list of Cabinet ministers backing Boris Johnson - and those still silent Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries tonight have come out fighting for the embattled Prime Minister insisting he 'gets all the big decisions right'. Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2022
The Northern Agenda: York vs Newcastle vs Crewe vs Donny in X-Factor vote to host rail HQ Northern cities and towns vying to be the new home of our railways Manchester Evening News · Jul 5, 2022
Outrage as all-English shortlist revealed for 'Great British Railways' HQ THE UK Government has come under fire after it was revealed all six shortlisted locations for the new headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR)… The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2022
Security checks on new airport bag handlers fast-tracked to save summer getaways It is to try and mitigate the staff shortages in the airline industry amid holiday chaos Bristol Post · Jul 3, 2022
Staff security checks sped up to address 'disaster movie' scenes in airports “People have made huge sacrifices during the pandemic and deserve their flights to run on time, without complications and without being cancelled at the last minute." Manchester Evening News · Jul 3, 2022
Security checks on new airport bag handlers fast tracked to save summer getaways More scrapped flights are set to be announced within days and Ryanair and easyJet crews are striking in Spain and Europe this weekend Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022
Airport staff security checks expedited amid 'disaster movie' scenes Transport Secretary Grant Shapps attempts to alleviate flight disruption this summer to avert mayhem experienced over the Easter and Platinum Jubilee holiday periods Wales Online · Jul 3, 2022
Airport staff security checks accelerated in bid to end ‘disaster movie’ scenes Staffing shortages have caused chaos in airports as holidaymakers face huge queues The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2022
Grant Shapps cuts bag handler security check waiting times to ease airport chaos Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says counter-terror clearance is now down from 20 days in March to 10 days now Daily Mirror · Jul 2, 2022
Sadiq Khan requests ‘urgent’ meeting with Grant Shapps over TFL funding Sadiq Khan has requested an “urgent” meeting with the Transport Secretary over the future of TfL’s funding. Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2022
Government tells aviation bosses to end flight chaos ahead of summer holidays Aviation chiefs have been told to end flight chaos by giving holidaymakers “certainty” ahead of the summer break. Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022 Grant Shapps slammed as 22 measures to fix airport chaos have ALL been announced before Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been criticised as the 22 measures he announced to tackle summer travel chaos and support the industry had already been announced before
Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022 Union boss Mick Lynch criticises ‘exorbitant’ wages of TfL bosses The Standard has revealed that almost 600 TfL executives earned more than £100,000 last year
Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022 Revealed: Which Tube stations have faced the longest closures? Staff absences, customer incidents and signalling failures have led to London’s Tube stations being closed for a total of 76 days over the past three years - new figures have found.
Chronicle Live · Jun 30, 2022 Government unveils plan to ease flight disruption as Heathrow passengers endure day of chaos Transport Secretary in bid to help families avert summer holiday misery
Insider UK · Jun 30, 2022 UK Government unveils plan to tackle flight disruption Flight demand is set to surge again as schools in Scotland break up for summer this week
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022 Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment The Transport Secretary claimed the Government is investing in modernising the railways ‘despite the best efforts of unions’.
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022 Labour accuses Gove of acting like ‘Grant Shapps tribute act’ by ignoring looming storm for councils Local authorities warn of £3.6bn black hole due to soaring costs
Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2022 TfL funding: Sadiq Khan back on the buses, and he’s not a happy man Sadiq Khan often talks to journalists, but rarely holds press conferences. So it was something of a surprise to be invited at short notice to West Ham bus garage last Thursday, where the Mayor was to give an update on TfL’s bid for a fifth government bailout.
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022 Train strikes - live: Lynch asks government to ‘tone down rhetoric’ and ‘settle dispute’ Follow latest updates here
Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2022 Union chief hints more strikes to come this year as he accuses Grant Shapps of ‘talking nonsense’ Union leaders have called for a pay rise in line with inflation which is set to rise to 11 per cent later this year
Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022 Grant Shapps 'misled public' over claim he has no role in train strike TUC Boss Frances O’Grady said he was pulling the strings of the 15 train operators because contracts mean they are unable to negotiate pay, conditions and pensions of 40,000 striking RMT workers without his approval