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Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga - February 2020

Miss Thorhilda Abbott-Watt OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga as we reopen our resident High Commission in Nuku?alofa...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:08

Northern Rail announcement - Andy McDonald responds

Andy McDonald MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, commenting on the government’s decision to cancel the Northern Rail contract, said...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:07

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram respond to Northern Rail decision

In response to today's (Wednesday 29 January) statement from the Secretary of State for Transport on the decision to strip Northern Rail of the franchise...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:05

"Litany of problems" will remain despite Northern Rail renationalisation, says IEA

Responding to the news that Northern Rail will be brought back into public ownership from March 1, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 13:48

Lib Dems: Sacking Northern is just the first step

Responding to news that Northern will be taken into public ownership on 1 March, Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for the north of England, said...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 13:46

Government decision on Northern Rail

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that, from March 1, the Government will take over running services on the Northern network...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 13:45

Highways England - Smart motorways – our current position

Highways England has released the following statement to the media in relation to recent commentary about smart motorways...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 11:22

Future of fishing determined not by new law but by EU trade negotiations – Luke Pollard

Luke Pollard MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Fisheries, responding to the government’s Fisheries Bill, said...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 10:52

Written statement on Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Levy 2019-20 - Jan 29

Justin Tomlinson (Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work): The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Levy) Regulations 2014 require active employers’ liability insurers to pay an annual levy...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 10:50

Mayor proposes 22p a week council tax increase to tackle violent crime

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today proposed increasing his share of council tax by 22p a week, with the vast majority going directly to tackle violent crime in the capital...

Wednesday, 29 January 2020 10:27