Leaked Network Rail presentation warns that train delays set to worsen The report showed that costs will increase as they are repairing old infrastructure rather than replacing it Wales Online · Apr 18, 2023
Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract? Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve Liverpool Echo · Mar 21, 2023
Question Time audience laugh at Tory as he's mocked by Fiona Bruce for stuttering on HS2 Tory MP Bim Afolami struggled to get his words out as the Question Time panel debated whether HS2 is worth the money. Ministers have announced part of the high speed railway will be delayed by at least two years Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023
The Mancunian Way: Only true pie lovers need apply Manchester International Festival line up revealed PLUS Judging the British Pie Awards Manchester Evening News · Mar 14, 2023
HS2 delay 'will increase costs, trigger job cuts and could see firms go bust' leak shows A leaked document produced by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in the Commons laid bare the potential impact of the controversial two-year delay to a key section of the high speed railway Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023
Leaked document ‘blows apart’ claims HS2 delay will save money – Labour Louise Haigh told MPs she had seen a Government document which undermines Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s claims the move will reduce costs. The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
HS2 train line might not arrive at Euston until 2041, Labour tells Commons The HS2 high-speed rail line may not arrive at Euston for almost 20 years, it was claimed in the Commons on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023
Internal government briefing admits HS2 delays will increase costs DfT document appears to undermine ministers’ claims, saying jobs are likely to go and construction firms could be at risk The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023
Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract? Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023
Leamside Line: MP accuses Labour of 'shameless attempt to buy votes' with promise to reopen mothballed route Sedgefield MP Paul Howell warned against the Leamside Line being used as a "political football" Chronicle Live · Mar 10, 2023
Labour vows biggest bus overhaul in 40 years with new powers over operators Exclusive: party plans to give areas devolved powers to reinstate cancelled routes and set affordable fares The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023
North East promised transport 'revolution' as anger mounts over train and bus chaos Labour's North of Tyne mayor and the shadow transport secretary pledged major upgrades, including the reopening of the Leamside Line, at a transport summit in Newcastle Chronicle Live · Mar 6, 2023
Cutting rail and bus fares would 'be vote winner at next election' says Burnham The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor spoke exclusively to the Mirror on the margins of the Transport for the North conference in Newcastle Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023
Tories told to 'get on' with HS2 as Labour vows to build high speed rail line in full Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh told the Tories to 'Get on with it, stop wasting taxpayers’ money as she renewed the party's promise to construct the track's eastern leg Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023 Britain's broken train and bus systems 'costing the North dear', Tories told Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will promise to 'spark a northern renaissance' by reversing the Tories' betrayal on Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 and vow to 'turn the page on a decade of decline'
Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023 The Mancunian Way: A collective voice How Greater Manchester threw its arms around the people of Ukraine PLUS Further call for TPE to be stripped of contract
Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023 Under-fire TransPennine Express should be stripped of its contract now, says top Labour MP But Tory Minister says putting the operator into public ownership wouldn't solve all its problems
Liverpool Echo · Feb 23, 2023 More trains cancelled as Transport Secretary pulls out of Liverpool transport summit Shadow transport secretary bemoans state of trains in the north as hundreds head to city for key conference
Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023 Bus fares capped at £2 until June as passengers win battle against ministers Cheaper bus tickets will be available in England for an extra three months after government ministers dropped their threat to axe the £2 fare cap at the end of March
The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023 Mark Harper pledges to enhance role of private firms in railways Mr Harper delivered the annual George Bradshaw address in central London.
Manchester Evening News · Jan 19, 2023 Call for TransPennine Express to be nationalised after 'one of the worst days yet' Dozens of trains were cancelled across the Greater Manchester region today
The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023 Calls to nationalise TransPennine Express after ‘one of worst days yet’ Labour’s Louise Haigh wants the Government to strip the operator of its contract and bring it in-house.
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023 Boris Johnson photoshopped out of Grant Shapps spaceport rocket picture Source close to Shapps says: ‘Grant wasn’t aware anyone had edited the picture’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022 Third of TransPennine trains cancelled on first day of timetable to add services ‘Shambles’ entirely predictable, says Labour on first full day of new winter timetable
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 ‘The Avanti West Coast schedule is currently designed using a tombola’ The Man Who Pays His Way: MPs lined up to give rail firms a kicking