Starmer: Johnson failed “first test of levelling up” and “betrayed” North
Keir Starmer has argued that the government failed “the first test of levelling up” with its integrated rail…
Transport
Ministers “sold us out”, McMahon says as he condemns integrated rail plan
Northern MP and Labour frontbencher Jim McMahon has accused the government of having “completely sold us out” as…
Want to keep winning in London? Sadiq should drop the Silvertown Tunnel plan
Here’s a question for Sadiq: do you want to win the next mayoral election, or at least ensure…
“The future is ours to own” – Jim McMahon’s Labour conference speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered this afternoon by Shadow Transport Secretary Jim McMahon to…
Labour puts forward five-point plan to tackle supply chain disruption
Labour’s Ed Miliband has criticised the government for failing to tackle supply chain disruption, demanding that ministers “get…
Unless we restrain car use, the post-Covid normal will be worse than before
In terms of transport, the new post-pandemic normal is looking worse than the old normal. Without a clear…
The role of transport? To help meet a city’s needs, not compete with them
In Newcastle, this is the fourth year of the transport and air quality portfolio. Within that time, emphasis…
Starmer warns government “must intervene” over Rolls-Royce job cuts
Keir Starmer has warned that the government “must intervene” to resolve the dispute over a proposed cut of…
TSSA condemns “shortsighted and reckless” £1bn rail budget cut
Transport workers’ union TSSA has labelled a £1bn government cut to the rail infrastructure budget “shortsighted and reckless”…
Sunday shows: Labour will “act in the public interest” on Covid rules
The Andrew Marr Show Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy expressed concerns about new Covid restrictions and called for…
