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Grant Shapps accused of ‘advocating fire and rehire’ to end rail strikes

Transport secretary said he could enact legislation to force through measures sought by rail companies

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast rival launches £75 first-class train service from London to Manchester

The 'luxurious' new service has been introduced to help passengers frustrated by a wave of disruption and cancellations

Manchester Evening News

Hundreds of bus routes saved at 11th hour as Tories extend funding by six months

In a victory for northern mayors, England's emergency bus funding was extended by £130m just hours before a deadline for firms to notify that they will cut routes or end them completely

Daily Mirror

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Bus services saved with new £130m funding

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the support will ensure ‘millions across the country can continue to use vital bus services’.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps threatens to impose new working terms on striking rail staff

Transport secretary steps up battle with unions, saying ‘That is the direction this is moving in now’

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps picks fight over trains on live TV and gets his facts completely wrong

It was less a car crash and more a train crash interview for Transport Secretary Grant Shapps - as the Tory incorrectly insisted there were four trains an hour from London to Manchester

Daily Mirror

Manchester mayor slams Grant Shapps for not knowing details of Avanti cuts

‘All I can tell you is there are still trains running down the west coast mainline,’ says transport secretary

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claims 'four trains an hour from London to Manchester' in breakfast show bungle

The transport chief had to be corrected as strike action has seen timetables slashed to just one train an hour

Manchester Evening News

New prime minister needs to reverse ‘collapse in public confidence’, top Tory warns

Jake Berry said the new Conservative leader would be under pressure to boost the stalling economy and cap soaring bills

Evening Standard

‘End London’s strike misery,’ Government, unions and transport chiefs told

Union bosses under fire for bringing Tube to virtual shutdown as 50 bus routes also hit

Evening Standard

GMB's Ranvir Singh blasts Tory MP for ‘dropping the ball’ on ‘unacceptable’ energy crisis

Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh and Paul Brand interviews Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on the ITV morning show

Daily Mirror

Shapps says he will impose rail changes if striking workers do not agree deals

Transport secretary claims ‘union barons’ are not putting offers to members and should ‘get out of way’

The Guardian - UK

Tory Grant Shapps warns he'll FORCE through rail changes against striking workers' will

Unions said the 'desperate' Transport Secretary was advocating 'fire and rehire' after he announced he is 'moving to' imposing changes to things like Sunday working hours without full consultation

Daily Mirror

Train strikes: Why are this week’s rail walkouts happening and who will be affected?

Following June’s widespread train cancellations, the UK will see three days of rail chaos due to strikes

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Evening Standard

Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ under new Government plans

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has unveiled new Government plans to boost the rollout of self-driving technology.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of ‘provoking’ strikes as tube action disrupts London travel

Sadiq Khan claims transport secretary ‘deliberately’ seeking industrial action to pave way for legislation curtailing union rights

Wales Online

Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ under Government plans

Some cars, coaches and lorries with self-driving features could even be operating on motorways in the next year, the Government said

The Independent UK

Self-driving cars could be on roads across Britain by 2023 under new government plans

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has unveiled new government plans to boost the rollout of self-driving technology

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Daily Mirror

'Government is still preventing young people from reaching their potential'

Tories are refusing to provide the post-Covid educational recovery plan experts demand - and failing to spread resources and opportunity more evenly across the nation

Evening Standard

There’s a worrying subtext to these proposed cycling policies

Call it red-tape Britain. We’ve tied up businesses and borders, now the Government has suggested doing the same to cyclists.

Evening Standard

Passengers are warned rail strikes could drag on for ‘a very long time’

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said a “massive gap” remains between the union’s demands and Network Rail

Glasgow Live

Cyclists could face 20mph speed limit and licence plates under road rule shake up

It has been suggested that cyclists taking to the roads could see a new speed limit being put in place as well as possible identification makings such as a licence plate and enforced insurance.

The Independent UK

Rail strikes could go on indefinitely as Grant Shapps ‘blocking deal’, says union boss Mick Lynch

Transport secretary ‘flexing right-wing muscles’ to get job with Truss or Sunak, says RMT leader

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Unpicking Grant Shapps’ war on cyclists

In today’s newsletter: Shapps wants penalties, licence plates and speed limits for cyclists. Here are a few things that might put the brakes on his war against the two-wheeled scourge

Wales Online

Serious disruption with half train lines closed and just 1 in 5 trains running

Rail, Tube and bus strikes start today and will last through the weekend across the country

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