Liam Fox says Treasury’s no-deal Brexit forecasts are ‘hard to swallow’ September 2, 2018 International trade secretary Liam Fox has said Treasury forecasts over a no-deal Brexit are 'hard to swallow', highlighting critical divisions in the Tory party over Brexit. Last month Philip Hammond, the chancellor, warned there would be "large fiscal consequences" if the UK crashed out of the European Union, including that Britain could end up borrowing an [...]
Theresa May vows no compromises on Brexit plan as Tory party conference looms September 2, 2018 Theresa May has said she will stick to her guns over Brexit and not "give in" to demands for a second referendum. The Prime Minister said she will "not be pushed" into compromises on her Chequers agreement that are "not in the national interest". The deal, thrashed out over the summer, would seek to impose close [...]
TfL and Network Rail urged to stop ‘passing the buck’ over failures on Gospel Oak to Barking line August 30, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail have been urged to stop "passing the buck" over continuing failures on the Gospel Oak to Barking line. Commuters using the London Overground line have endured repeated delays to the introduction of new Class 710 electric trains, which manufacturer Bombardier has blamed on software problems. The trains were [...]
Checking emails on the daily commute should count as work, say researchers August 30, 2018 The daily commute should be counted as part of the working day because so many passengers are using the time to check their work emails, a survey has found. Researchers at the University of West England (UWE) examined 5,000 rail passengers on commuter routes into London as Wi-Fi became more available, focusing on the Wi-Fi [...]
Tory MPs call on Chris Grayling to freeze rail fare hikes until services improve August 30, 2018 Transport secretary Chris Grayling is facing calls from his own MPs to freeze rail fares for three months until services improve. A handful of Tory MPs have demanded that the annual 3.2 per cent fare increase, to be introduced from January, should not come into force until passengers using Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Great Northern [...]
London City Airport wins boosted seat capacity with bolstered BA fleet August 29, 2018 British Airways is expanding its fleet of Embraer 190 aircraft at London City Airport (LCA) next year under its BA CityFlyer brand. The addition of four new planes mean there will now be 26 BA CityFlyer aircraft operating at LCA, leading to job opportunities and a boosted seat capacity of 20 per cent. Along with the new aircraft, BA CityFlyer is [...]
Niki Lauda-founded airline to double fleet following completion of Ryanair deal August 29, 2018 Austrian low-cost airline Laudamotion is to double its Airbus fleet following the completion of Ryanair's purchase of 75 per cent of the Niki Lauda-founded carrier. Laudamotion said it will bolster its fleet from nine to 18 next summer. Alongside this, it also announced the opening of new office in Vienna and pilot pay increases and basic pay [...]
RMT union to launch three-day strike on South Western Railway from Friday August 29, 2018 A three-day strike will hit the embattled South Western Railway (SWR) this weekend, as the RMT union's industrial action over the role of guards continues into September. The strike will begin on Friday from midnight and end at midnight on Sunday this weekend. Strikes will also take place at the same times on Saturday 8 [...]