Solicitor general to appeal over case of climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights Exclusive: Judge accused Robert Courts of ‘mischaracterising evidence’ against Trudi Warner The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024
Solicitor general urged to drop prosecutions of jury rights activists Letter signed by hundreds of activists criticises minister for starting contempt of court action against activist Trudi Warner The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024
Harrowing testimonies reveal women in armed forces being raped, assaulted and bullied by male colleagues Accounts published by the defence committee detail abuse of women within the armed forces The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023
Robert Courts elected chairman of Commons Defence Committee The Conservative former minister said defence is in his ‘political DNA’. The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Who is backing whom? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate. The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Who is backing who? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate. The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Brexit to blame for airline staff shortages, says easyJet boss Exclusive: ‘Pre-pandemic we would have turned down 2-2.5 per cent [of workers] because of nationality issues. Now it’s 35-40 per cent,’ says Johan Lundgren The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022
Crew ID delays to blame for flight cancellations, says easyJet executive easyJet says it has 142 fully trained cabin crew who are unable to work because they have not yet received clearance The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Minister was warned staff crisis would lead to ‘inevitable’ travel chaos, says aviation union Call predicted airlines would fail to cope with huge demand as hostilities between government and industry deepen over appeal for special visas for EU workers The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022
Scots warned of travel chaos during Queen's Jubilee bank holiday weekend There have been queues and queues building at airports while motoring firms predict that around 19 million drivers could take to the roads throughout the long weekend. Daily Record · Jun 2, 2022
Traffic jams warning as 19 MILLION drivers set to pack roads over jubilee bank holiday weekend City of London Police warned of road closures in the capital from Thursday evening until Friday afternoon due to the royals attending a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2022
Do not repeat of travel chaos in summer, Grant Shapps warns airlines More than 150 UK flights were cancelled on Wednesday– the eve of the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2022
Dismay as Government delays Portishead rail line project again The delay is because of costs, but the delays will cost more Bristol Post · Apr 20, 2022
MPs call for P&O Ferries boss to be axed as Government moves to stop sackings Transport minister Robert Courts said Peter Hebblethwaite’s position at the head of the company was ‘untenable’. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022
Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022 P&O DID deliberately break law over shameful mass sackings as CEO in shameful admission P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite admits the firm deliberately broke the law to sack 800 staff as ferry fatcat says he’d do it again and also admits replacements’ low pay
Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022 P&O boss admits company broke law as MPs demand immediate action MPs investigating the sacking of 800 staff by P&O Ferries were left stunned by an admission by the company boss that they ignored the 'sham' of redundancy consultations demanded by law.
Wales Online · Mar 17, 2022 P&O 'suspending services for up to 10 days' following redundancy announcement Transport Minister tells Commons the situation is 'wholly unacceptable'
Wales Online · Mar 17, 2022 P&O Ferries: Firing of 800 staff with no notice condemned as 'wholly unacceptable' by minister Transport minister Robert Courts said he was "extremely concerned and frankly angry" at the way workers have been treated