Grant Shapps pledges £2bn to improve road and rail networks

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis  He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps pledges £2bn to improve road and rail networks

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis  He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says government could buy stake in struggling UK airlines

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says government could buy stake in struggling UK airlines after collapse in demand amid coronavirus crisis It’s ‘important to save companies that should survive in normal times’ says MP Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ‘everything’s on the table’ to save firms Rishi Sunak says he will not create specific support package … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces overhaul of smart motorways

The grieving widow of a man killed on a smart motorway has today blasted the Transport Secretary’s ‘offensive’ safety plans to improve the controversial roads.  An 18-point safety plan was announced today to keep the roads running across the UK despite 38 deaths in five years.  Jason Mercer was killed just 15 minutes after saying goodbye … Read more