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The Guardian view on a boost for buses: reversing deregulation is the right move

Editorial: Empowering councils as well as mayors to run buses is a step towards the transport integration England needs

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

Labour’s plan for buses explained as local authorities to ‘take control’

Bus models in London and Manchester could now spread across the UK

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

Labour to give English local authorities power to run bus services

Plans will be put before MPs on Monday that extend right to all councils to set routes and timetables

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

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Labour’s not declaring a 20mph war on motorists. Maybe it should

It may outrage the right, but reducing speed limits in populated areas makes roads safer for everybody and journeys smoother, says author Jonn Elledge

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer’s first major public reform in Commons victory

The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill has become the first major reform to clear the Commons since Labour was elected in July

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024

Stansted airport included in latest roll-out of Contactless train ticketing

45 more stations across South-East will get ‘pay-as-you go’ ticketing from 2025

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024

Hundreds of homes to be built on Tube station car park after Transport Secretary ditches Tory veto

TfL’s tower block scheme was described by MP as ‘overbearing’ and like East Germany

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024

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I have the ideal road plan for Britain. Take the 16 major highway schemes worth £15bn and bin them

New ministers now face a historic choice: more roads of dubious value or fresh thinking to secure growth – and fight climate breakdown, says transport commentator Christian Wolmar

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

Repair the public path network and help us get our kicks on route 67

Letters: Kate Ashbrook on the dire state of public rights of way and John Kirkwood on making it easier to take bicycles on public transport, plus letters from Catherine Woodhead and Les Bright

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024

Are Starmer and Labour really in hock to ‘union paymasters’?

PM faces pitfalls navigating what are crucial relationships but claims by jilted Tories don’t ring true, say experts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Labour is right about LTNs – the Tories need to learn the same lesson

For all the initial noise against low-traffic neighbourhoods, most people like them and they can benefit the public purse

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh says she will support local 20mph speed limits despite opposition

The transport secretary dubbed the last government’s approach ‘ridiculous’

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024

Labour government's promise for 'unprecedented levels of funding' for cycling welcomed

The new transport secretary, Louise Haigh, said safe cycle routes were "essential", with the news praised by cycling charities

Cycling Weekly · Aug 20, 2024

Labour investment in cycling and walking will be unprecedented, says Louise Haigh

Transport secretary says government’s strategy for active travel could cut GP appointments by millions

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

Former Tory rail minister says he understands Labour deal with unions

Huw Merriman calls for end to ‘demonisation’ of train drivers and apologises for failing to bring reforms

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024

Who is Louise Haigh? Labour’s transport secretary who negotiated pay deal with rail union

Sheffield MP, who is a former shop steward for Unite, has promised a “radical overhaul” of public transport

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024

Just when passengers thought they could count on a rail trip, LNER announces bumper weekend strikes

The Man Who Pays His Way: Jubilation at airlines as train travellers wonder: what fresh hell is this?

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

Train drivers’ strike over? Now fix the real problems with the railway

New transport secretary, Louise Haigh, was right when she vowed to end three years of strikes swiftly on taking office.

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024

Aslef train drivers reach deal that could end rail strikes after two years of chaos

Last long-running dispute between unions and English train companies will be resolved if members back offer

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024

'We will have to increase taxes in the Budget,' signals Rachel Reeves

Chancellor’s admission on tax hikes comes just weeks after Labour was elected to power

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh hit by train delay on way to Parliament to renationalise railways

MPs were due to debate legislation to renationalise railways on Monday

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024

Louise Haigh launches historic rail nationalisation scheme in bid to prove Labour’s socialist credentials

Exclusive: New transport secretary Louise Haigh dubs herself ‘the passenger-in-chief’ as she speaks to The Independent about the biggest nationalisation programme in 50 years

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2024

Ticket machines and scanners go down at London stations amid global IT outage

Train cancellations continued to cause delays across the London Underground network on Saturday

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024

How would Labour’s plan to nationalise the railways work?

Transport secretary Louise Haigh is spearheading Labour’s ambitious plans

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024

Euston station as final London HS2 terminus to undergo early review - minister

Louise Haigh says she was ‘working at pace’ to determine what to do with the proposed station and wider redevelopment of the area

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