23 h. ago Emmanuel Macron to address parliament following meeting with king – UK politics live

The French president has spent time with King Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the first day of his state visit to the UKFrench police slashing the boats of people smugglers is not “pleasant” but the right tactic, Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, has said. Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker have the story.Boris Johnson, the former Tory PM, has issued this tribute to Norman Tebbit.Norman Tebbit was a hero of modern Conservatism. In the early 1980s he liberated the British workforce from the socialist tyranny of the closed shop. He tamed the union bosses, and in so doing he helped pave the way for this country’s revival in the 1980s and 1990s.At a time when the Labour government is now disastrously reversing those crucial reforms we need to remember what he did and why. In his single most famous phrase he once said that in the 1930s his unemployed father had got on his bike and looked for work. That wasn’t a heartless thing to say - as the Labour Party claimed. It...

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28 h. ago Minister insists ‘those with broadest shoulders should carry greatest burden’ over wealth tax

Labour’s Transport Secretary Hedi Alexander has refused to rule out a wealth tax when pressed on whether it is being considered.

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28 h. ago UK tourists should follow 100ml liquid rules at airports this summer, Transport Secretary warns

New scanners are being rolled out at airports across the UK which will see the end of strict hand luggage rules

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29 h. ago New update on airport 100ml liquid rule as travellers told 'check'

UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander issued an update on Tuesday morning

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30 h. ago Road schemes will ‘probably’ be finished in under a decade – Transport Secretary

Heidi Alexander said the Government would publish estimates in March for how long the schemes will take to deliver.

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1 week ago New deal will end many mobile blackspots for rail passengers, Government claims

Passengers often suffer from dropped calls and weak internet connections when travelling by train.

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2 w. ago Train ticket website sues Transport Secretary after making claims about 'secret' £32million agreement involving state

State-owned London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which has been run by the Department for Transport (DfT) since 2018, was said to have recently extended a ticketing sales platform contract.

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2 w. ago Tube fares bombshell: Sadiq Khan told by ministers to hike fares above inflation until 2030

Exclusive: Transport Secretary tells mayor annual fare rises are expected until end of the decade in return for £2.2bn of Government support

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2 w. ago HS2 trains could run slower than expected to cut spiralling costs

HS2 is now expected to open after 2033 as transport secretary Heidi Alexander called its management under the Tories a ‘litany of failure’

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2 w. ago HS2 scheme 'will not be completed on time' as report highlights 'litany' of failures behind '£100billion white elephant' railway line

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs the gargantuan project was an 'appalling mess', with an audit revealing endemic overspending, hundreds of millions of pounds wasted and poor decision-making.

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3 w. ago UK transport secretary calls HS2 an ‘appalling mess’ as she confirms delay

Heidi Alexander vows to ‘sort out’ HS2 project; UK inflation dips to 3.4% as transport costs ease while food prices jumpUK inflation eases to 3.4% amid falling fuel and air fare pricesInflation pressures remain sticky in the UK, according to Rob Wood, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.Looking ahead, we continue to expect CPI inflation to average 3.4% for the rest of the year as strong wage growth, minimum wage hikes and tax increases pass through to retail prices. We think headline inflation will struggle to dip below 3% before April 2026. By that point, inflation will have been above target almost continuously for five years, risking further deanchoring of inflation expectations and persistent wage pressure.Granted, US president Trump’s trade war could lead to some diversion of Chinese exports previously bound to the US, which could cut UK inflation. But war in the Middle-East has boosted oil and natural gas prices, adding 10bp to our forecast inflation peak and risks p...

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Rayner says £1m a day was wasted under Tories’ failed immigration plans in fiery PMQs clash

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander accused the Tories of an ‘appalling mess’ over the delayed rail project

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Rayner and Philp in fiery PMQs clash as Tories accused of ‘losing control’ of immigration

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will accuse the Tories of an ‘appalling mess’ over the delayed rail project

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Angela Rayner to face Chris Philp in PMQs clash after Labour attacks Tories over HS2 failings

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will accuse the Tories of an ‘appalling mess’ over the delayed rail project

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Labour attacks Tories over ‘appalling mess’ of HS2 with billions wasted and delays past 2033

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will also address allegations of fraud by contractors

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3 w. ago HS2 opening 'to be delayed by two years' after damning report 'reveals costs have been driven up by £37BILLION'

On Wednesday Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is due to announce that the remaining section of the high-speed railway line will no longer be completed in the target time of 2033.

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3 w. ago Transport Secretary to draw ‘line in the sand’ over HS2 as she reveals failings

The Government will attempt to learn from the failings of the major rail project for future infrastructure such as Northern Powerhouse Rail.

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3 w. ago Rail deal worth £500m will help save Scunthorpe steelworks, says minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is visiting the Scunthorpe plant to finalise a major rail steel deal between Network Rail and British Steel.

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3 w. ago No decision date over 'notorious bottleneck' Sheriffhall roundabout upgrade

Transport Secretary awaiting advice from officials still scrutinising evidence

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4 w. ago Two road resurfacing schemes completed in area of Motherwell

Findlay Street and Adele Street have been permanently repaired.

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