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FOUND: 66 - What They Never Told You

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.

Manchester Evening News

'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

Daily Mirror

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

Wales Online

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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.

Reuters

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.

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps bans Russian oligarch’s private jet from flying

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

The Independent UK

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

Manchester Evening News

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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps unable to get Ukraine refugees he wants to host into UK, as criticism of delays grow

‘I just want to get the family over here and feel that they’re safe’, says ‘frustrated’ transport secretary

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news - live: PM ‘misled public’, says Starmer as ethics chief apologises for Partygate fine

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says prime minister presided over ‘widespread criminality’

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps says UK will not ration energy in response to Ukraine invasion

Labour's Jonathan Reynolds said the government should follow in the pattern of other European countries, before appearing to backtrack an hour later

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss: Indiscriminate Russian attacks must be investigated as war crimes

The Foreign Secretary referred to the ‘appalling acts’ carried out by Russian forces in the towns of Irpin and Bucha.

The Independent UK

Facts need to be established amid allegations against MP Warburton – minister

David Warburton had had the Tory whip withdrawn pending an investigation into claims about his behaviour.

The Independent UK

UK will not ration energy in response to Ukraine invasion – Shapps

The Cabinet minister’s comment came after Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds suggested the Government should consider rationing oil and gas.

The Guardian - UK

Minister rules out energy rationing in UK despite Ukraine crisis

Grant Shapps says invasion is ‘wake-up call’ but onshore wind plan seems to have been scaled down

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The Independent UK

Prepare to ration oil and gas as energy crisis deepens, Labour tells ‘complacent’ government

‘There’s a lot of complacency in this country about the relative lower exposure to Russian gas that we have,’ says shadow business secretary

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps attacks new onshore wind turbines as ‘eyesore on the hills’, exposing cabinet split

Transport secretary fights expansion of renewable technology because of ‘problems of noise as well’

Daily Record

UK grounds private jet with 'links to Russian oligarchs' over Ukraine invasion

The UK has blocked the use of another private jet as part of efforts to crack down on those who have benefited from Vladimir Putin's regime.

The Independent UK

UK blocks another jet with links to Russian oligarchs over Ukraine invasion

Grant Shapps did not provide details of the aircraft, or its ownership, but said the move was taken on Saturday morning.

The Guardian - UK

UK prevents use of private jet linked to Russian oligarchs

After recent seizures of aircraft and yacht, Grant Shapps grounds plane at Luton airport pending investigation

Reuters

UK prevents use of private jet linked to Russian oligarchs - minister

British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Saturday he has prevented the use of another private jet that has links to Russian oligarchs.

The Independent UK

Criminal and civil probes launched into P&O Ferries sackings

P&O Ferries sacked nearly 800 seafarers and replaced them with cheaper agency workers on March 17.

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