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Covid travel restrictions: Grant Shapps admits ‘there were too many changes’

Transport secretary said the removal of the final restrictions last month ‘fills my heart with joy’

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps unveils measure to ease flights chaos

The Transport Secretary will allow new recruits to begin training before receiving security clearance.

The Independent UK

Annual MOT could be scrapped to help with cost of living crisis, Transport Secretary suggests

But the AA says the changing the rule could end up costing motorists more

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P&O Ferries ‘should hand back £11m in furlough cash’, says Grant Shapps

Transport secretary is discussing ‘minimum wage’ corridors for ferry crossings from the UK to France and the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps pledges to do ‘whatever it takes’ to improve DVLA

The Transport Secretary told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee he and the Prime Minister will ‘look at everything’.

The Independent UK

Annual MOT could be scrapped to save drivers money in cost of living crisis

Drivers could save about £27 a year if MOT rules are changed.

Daily Record

Annual MOT could be axed to help with cost of living crisis

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has the raised possibility of bi-annual tests, but will repair bills go up instead?

Wales Online

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Sunak says no new money for cost-of-living ideas – and proposals won’t be discussed for weeks

Boris Johnson warned not to undermine health and safety amid proposals to relax regulations for childcare and MOT tests

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson pushes to relax health and safety rules to ease cost of living

Policies include reviewing nursery ratios of staff to children and extending MOT validity to two years

The Guardian - UK

MOTs could be 2 years apart in Tory 'cost of living' plan - that'd save just £27 a year

The idea would save drivers just £27.43 a year for a standard car - at a time when millions of Brits face a £693 annual hike to their energy bills

Daily Mirror

More than 1.2m passengers departing UK airports in bank holiday weekend bounce back

Scheduled departures are up 521 per cent compared to the 2021 early May bank holiday and just 22 per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels

Wales Online

P&O Ferries forced to U-turn on plans to cut pay for new cheaper agency workers

P&O Ferries sacked almost 800 employees last month and brought in cheaper agency workers, arguing the move was to help keep the multi-billion business afloat

Daily Mirror

P&O workers 'desperate' after being told to sign contracts on less money

One agency worker emailed a union complaining about a ferry in Dover.

Daily Record

More than 21,000 Ukrainian refugees now in UK amid criticism of Home Office response

Overall, the UK has received 107,200 applications from Ukrainian refugees

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Andy Burnham: The Great British Rail Sale shows us what fares should be like

Perhaps the best thing that can be said about the “Great British Rail Sale” is that, finally, something has arrived that has been subject to very long delays: an admission from the Government that rail fares in this country are way too high. Beyond that, though, I’m struggling.

Manchester Evening News

'Meaningless soundbite' or a good way to get passengers back on track? Why the Great Rail Sale has sparked debate

“If it was going to have any meaningful impact on fares then the Treasury wouldn’t have okay’d it."

Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps' 'cringe' rail ad mocked as scathing social media users call him a 'moron'

In a newly released video Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a new government policy slashing train fares, but not everyone was impressed by the promotional clip

Daily Mirror

Rail Sale 'gimmick' only covers '1% of tickets' for a month - and no commuters

Labour, unions and campaign groups dismissed the Great British Rail Sale 'publicity stunt' from Grant Shapps - despite a cheesy video starring the Transport Secretary

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Evening Standard

Grant Shapps mocked after appearing in ‘cringey’ video to advertise discounted rail tickets

Standing in a front of a green screen, Mr Shapps can be seen ‘visiting’ popular tourist destinations including London, Edinburgh and Cornwall

Wales Online

The Great British Rail Sale: The best deals as huge discounts sees £25 tickets from Cardiff to London

The prices of some journeys have been halved in cost

Wales Online

Great British Rail Sale - all you need to know for cheapest fares

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said more than one million train tickets would be reduced this spring to help with cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps mocked for ‘cringey’ advert promoting Great British Rail Sale

‘Why does Shapps slip so easily into the role of dodgy pyramid scheme salesman?’ wrote one follower

Liverpool Echo

Train tickets half price today as over one million fares go on sale

Passengers can travel for less on off-peak fares between April 25 and May 27

Daily Record

Half-price train tickets available today as a million fares slashed in first rail sale

Seats on some Edinburgh to London services will be slashed from £44 to £22.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps takes in Ukrainian refugee family of three - and their dog

The transport secretary is hosting a six-year-old boy, his mother and 75-year-old grandmother

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