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Grant Shapps says Boris Johnson 'did not think he was at a party' after new photos emerge

“I don’t think the fact of the pictures, us seeing them for the first time, changes what the police and Sue Gray already know" said Mr Shapps

Manchester Evening News · May 24, 2022

Boris Johnson 'didn't think he was at party' in new pictures showing him 'raising a glass' at leaving do

Pictures released on Monday showed the Prime Minister at a party in Downing Street in November 2020, during the second covid lockdown.

Daily Record · May 24, 2022

No10 denies PM suggested Sue Gray drop report - but won't publish notes of secret meeting

The prime minister put to Sue Gray, who is making a report on partygate and alleged breaches of Covid lockdown rules, whether there was "much point" in it being published, it is claimed

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022

Unions warn of 'summer of discontent' as Tories threaten tougher laws to prevent strikes

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that ministers are looking at drawing up laws which would make industrial action illegal unless a certain number of staff are working ahead of looming rail strikes

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2022

West End tells ministers promising crackdown on rogue pedicabs and rickshaws: ‘Get on with it!’

Ministers announced in the Queen’s Speech that they would enable the licensing of London pedicabs as part of a new Transport Bill

Evening Standard · May 22, 2022

Unions hit out at Grant Shapps’ plans to block industrial action

The Transport Secretary said ministers want to ban strikes unless a certain number of staff continue to work.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022

UK Government plans attack on trade unions to stop railway strikes

THE UK Government is considering plans for a minimum staffing requirement during rail strikes as the threat of a major industrial action looms.

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2022

New laws could make rail strikes illegal unless a certain number of staff are working

The plans have been drawn up as unions threaten to stage 'potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history'

Wales Online · May 22, 2022

Disaster charity drafted in to rescue lorry drivers stuck in post-Brexit queues

RE:ACT Disaster Response has agreed a £180,000 six-month contract with Kent County Council to ease stuck truckers’ nightmare waits to board ferries and Eurotunnel shuttles

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2022

Plans to keep passengers moving and shelves stocked as rail strike looms

With 40,000 RMT members voting, union warns of ‘potentially biggest rail strike in modern history’

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2022