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The Latest Breaking News from Grant Shapps

Deeply disappointed Shapps defends honourable art of lying

Minister seemed to imply you had to be completely heartless not to accept self-pitying contrition of PM

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs say Boris Johnson’s position ‘untenable’ after Partygate fine

Despite the cabinet rallying to defend the prime minister, some MPs are calling for him to resign

The Guardian - UK

Easter travel chaos predicted as flights are cancelled and ferries reduced

It is predicted to be 'extremely busy'

Wales Online

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Fears grow over Easter travel misery

Dozens more flights were cancelled and plans to boost Dover-Calais sailings were blocked.

The Independent UK

ITV Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh praised for 'spot on' interviewing of MP

The ITV television presenter was heavily praised by Good Morning Britain viewers for her cross examining of guest Grant Shapps on the show on Wednesday morning.

Edinburgh Live

Boris Johnson ‘mortified’ at Covid fine, says Grant Shapps

Transport secretary says PM did not knowingly break laws, after he and Rishi Sunak fined by police

The Guardian - UK

'He is human and humans make mistakes' - Boris Johnson 'completely mortified' over lockdown breach

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the breach should not have happened

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Cabinet minister insists PM is ‘human’ following bombshell partygate fines

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insists Boris Johnson did not knowingly break Covid laws at a birthday bash in June 2020.

The Independent UK

Justice minister resigns over No 10 Covid fines and PM’s ‘official response’ – as it happened

Latest updates: Lord Wolfson says he cannot serve in the government because of its disregard for the rule of law

The Guardian - UK

Edwina Currie boasts 'I don't care' Boris Johnson broke law because Tories will win anyway

The veteran of the 90s Tory sleaze era said the quiet part loud for some MPs - claiming they'll get away with Partygate despite Boris Johnson being the first ever Prime Minister fined for breaking the law

Daily Mirror

Tory minister 'feels anger' as he defends Boris Johnson over partygate police fine

Grant Shapps was sent out by the government to defend the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak after they received fixed penalty notices.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson an honourable man, says Grant Shapps, as allies lead fightback

Mr Johnson issued an apology after he was fined £50 on Tuesday for breaking Covid-19 laws

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson broke law ‘in error’ and is ‘completely mortified’ by fine, minister claims

Grant Shapps defends boss he describes as ‘honourable man’, as possibility of further fines looms

The Independent UK

'Britain must continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and Putin must be beaten'

Civilians are fleeing Eastern Ukraine ahead of the Battle of the Donbas to escape the fate of those in Mariupol, a besieged city in which it is claimed 21,000 people died

Daily Mirror

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Manchester Evening News

Scrapping controversial HS2 branch would ‘jeopardise’ Wigan's future and impact ‘already fragile’ economy

Wigan Council's leader has written to the Transport Secretary for clarification after Sir Graham Brady claimed he’d had ‘assurances’ the Golborne Spur will not go ahead.

Daily Mirror

'PM needs a firm hand with Priti Patel if he wants to help Ukrainian refugees'

Boris Johnson has shown that Britain is committed to Ukrainian independence and that it stands by refugees in their hour of need. However, Priti Patel is not issuing them with visas quickly enough

Wales Online

More disruption expected with flights and ferries hit ahead of Easter getaway

Flights still being cancelled, while airports have warned travellers to expect lengthy queues and ferries struggle to meet demand

Reuters

UK urges citizens to avoid 'unsafe' Russian airlines

British citizens should avoid Russian airlines due to safety concerns, following a decision by Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to put Russia on a safety watchlist, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday.

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Evening Standard

Grant Shapps grounds Russian oligarch’s private jet at Biggin Hill

The Transport Secretary announced that he has deregistered the Cessna aircraft owned by billionaire Eugene Shvidler.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps bans Russian oligarch’s private jet from flying

Aircraft owned by billionaire Eugene Shvidler ‘deregistered’, says transport secretary

Manchester Evening News

Controversial £3bn HS2 link to be scrapped, says Sir Graham Brady

The Altrincham and Sale West MP said Grant Shapps had told him the Golborne Link would be dropped

The Guardian - UK

PM to put nuclear power at heart of UK’s energy strategy

Plan will not please environmental campaigners, who say it fails to meet government’s net-zero targets

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tory says Shapps privately assured him £3bn HS2 branch will be scrapped

Exclusive: Assurances offered to Graham Brady may raise questions about why decision has not been made public

The Independent UK

Cornwall, Liverpool and Norfolk among winners of new bus funding

Improvements include making services more frequent, better reliability, cheaper fares and greener buses.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson will bow to pressure from Conservative MPs to block new onshore wind farms

Turbines will still require ‘local consent’ – despite criticism that strict rules act as an effective veto

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