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New rules to tackle taxi drivers who ‘pose a risk to passengers’

The use of a national database for taxi and private hire vehicle driver licensing will become mandatory across England.

The Independent UK

Coronation weekend to include UK flight restrictions due to Red Arrow flypast

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has implemented a partial flight restriction over London during the Coronation weekend due to a Red Arrow flypast, when the King and Queen Consort will appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace

Daily Mirror

Minister pledges ‘robust action’ if climate protesters break law during marathon

Mark Harper said it would be ‘terrible’ if environmental demonstrations disrupted the event this weekend.

The Independent UK

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Ministers should not ‘second guess’ police work, Harper says amid Braverman row

The minister refused to criticise Suella Braverman over reports she told officers who seized golliwogs from an Essex pub they had wasted their time.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab blames ‘activist civil servants’ after resigning over bullying report – as it happened

Raab resigns as deputy prime minister and justice secretary after report finds he displayed ‘persistently aggressive conduct’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak right to delay decision on Raab bullying report, senior minister says

Transport secretary defends PM after he is criticised by senior Conservatives for ‘dithering’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak to make decision on Dominic Raab’s future ‘as quickly as he can’

The fate of the Deputy PM is hanging in the balance after the Prime Minister received a report into whether he bullied officials.

The Independent UK

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Sadiq Khan has power to install Ulez cameras despite local protests, reveals Government minister

Transport Secretary: If mayor doesn’t want to fund a proper scrappage scheme then he shouldn’t be expanding the Ulez

Evening Standard

Labour claims thousands of stranded drivers left undetected on smart motorways

Transport Secretary Mark Harper insisted smart motorways ‘remain the safest roads on the strategic road network’.

The Independent UK

Delays to HS2 rail to North won't save cash, Tory Transport Secretary admits

Tory ministers sparked fury last month by confirming a two-year hold-up in building key sections of the HS2 high speed rail line in a bid to cut spiralling costs

Daily Mirror

Minister insists smart motorway safety is ‘very good’

Transport Secretary Mark Harper told MPs the safety of the roads is ‘not reflected in public confidence’.

The Independent UK

TransPennine Express – Transport Secretary says no option is off the table as contract expiry nears

MPs told passengers have suffered “horrendous experience” recently

Birmingham Post

Minister refuses to commit to extending cap on bus fares

The promotion – launched at the start of the year – is due to expire at the end of June.

The Independent UK

HS2 will reach central London only when line to Manchester is complete

Passengers could wait a decade for trains serving central London after High Speed 2 opens

The Independent UK

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Transport Secretary Mark Harper accepts HS2 delays will not save money

He told MPs the Government had to make ‘sensible decisions’ due to having annual budgets.

Manchester Evening News

Calls for TransPennine Express contract extension to be abolished as cancellations 'fail passengers' in the north

The news comes just days after Burnham called for train services run by TransPennine Express to be brought under public control

Manchester Evening News

One of Greater Manchester's 'most dangerous roads' will be upgraded

The programme is expected to reduce the risk of collisions, congestion, journey times and emissions

Manchester Evening News

Manchester leaders want 'decisive action' over TransPennine Express amid 'deep concern'

TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast have faced calls for their contracts to be axed due to their performance

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Birmingham Post

Business leaders call for 'decisive action' over TransPennine Express contract as concerns grow over impact to region's economy

TransPennine Express' contract is due to expire at the end of May

Daily Mirror

Railways still in chaos 60 years after Beecham Report sparked decimation of train network

This week in 1963, Dr Beeching wielded his axe that shut down more than half of Britain’s stations and closed 5,000 route miles of track - costing 67,000 workers their jobs

Evening Standard

Michael Gove refuses to guarantee HS2 will terminate at Euston

‘I don’t know what the final decision will be about where the terminus will be,’ Michael Gove said.

The Independent UK

Levelling-Up Secretary refuses to guarantee HS2 will terminate at Euston

‘I don’t know what the final decision will be about where the terminus will be,’ Michael Gove said.

Daily Mirror

Mum killed by 'careless' DPD driver as coroner calls for better break time laws

Jennifer Davies, 69, was fatally knocked down as she crossed a roundabout in Brighton, East Sussex, with coroner Penelope Schofield writing to the Department for Transport

The Guardian - UK

A ‘complete mess’: fury in north London over HS2’s ‘big hole in the ground’

The blighted communities have little to show for six years of disruption … except a mile-long hole in the ground

Daily Record

Dumfries charity shortlisted at Scottish Veterans Awards

The Dumfries Veterans Garden is in the running for the Health and Wellbeing accolade, while Mark Harper, who heads the project, is up for Volunteer of the Year and The Community Award

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