Grant Shapps

Bridge block victory: Boris Johnson intervenes to stop dozens of Victorian bridges being filled in

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Bridge block victory: Boris Johnson intervenes to prevent dozens of Victorian bridges across the UK from being filled in with concrete Highways bosses plan to fill 69 historic bridges in five years over safety fears Critics claim it is vandalism after 159-year-old bridge in Cumbria was buried Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will unveil strategy to … Read more

Motorways will be fitted with overhead electric wires that can charge eTrucks on the move

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Ambitious plans to fit UK motorways with electric overhead wires to power and charge trucks have been announced by the government to cut carbon emissions. The Transport Decarbonisation Plan – which was delayed from its intended publication at the end of 2020 – is part of the drive to tackle climate change. It says it will … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps backs mandatory face masks on crowded public transport

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Grant Shapps today cleared the way for public transport operators including the London Underground to force passengers to continue wearing masks. The Transport Secretary said he was ‘very relaxed’ about rail, bus and Underground firms making face coverings a ‘condition of carriage’, meaning passengers failing to comply cannot travel.  Facing MPs today he drew a … Read more

Grant Shapps’ decision to build £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel is ‘illegal’, High Court hears

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The Transport Secretary’s decision to approve a tunnel under Stonehenge was unlawful and had ‘no proper evidential basis’, a High Court judge has heard.   The campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) challenged Grant Shapps‘ decision to green-light the £1.7 billion project in court today because it says advice from experts was ignored. Plans … Read more

Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to tidy for the Mail’s campaign

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Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to spruce up for the Mail’s campaign Army of volunteers help the Great British Spring Clean reach major milestone So far 160,270 volunteers have pledged to tidy up 1,006,135 miles of Britain Network Rail pledges all of their 42,000 employees will spend time picking … Read more

Spain will allow British tourists from Monday – despite being on the UK’s amber list 

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British holidaymakers will be allowed to enter Spain from Monday despite the country still being on the UK’s amber list. Spain will follow Portugal’s lead and let UK tourists in from next week, the Spanish government confirmed on Friday in an official state bulletin.  Thousands of Brits are now expected to fly next week to Spain, … Read more

Grant Shapps hints at expansion of holiday ‘green list’ within WEEKS

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Grant Shapps today held out the prospect of expending the ‘green list’ within weeks amid calls for France, Spain, Italy and Greece to be added. The Transport Secretary defended the traffic light system despite fury that it has caused confusion and chaos among travellers. He urged people to be ‘patient’ rather than booking trips to … Read more

Grant Shapps says rail overhaul WON’T ‘instantly’ reduce ticket prices

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today admitted there would be ‘no instant changes’ to the price of train tickets as the biggest overhaul of Britain’s railways since privatisation almost three decades ago begins. Rail union leaders and politicians today attacked plans to reform the system, accusing the Government of merely ‘papering over the cracks’, while Labour … Read more