Business groups urge Boris Johnson to drop opposition to Heathrow third runway July 25, 2019 Business groups have urged the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to drop his apparent opposition to Heathrow’s third runway. In a letter to Johnson, business firms including the CBI and British Chamber of Commerce warned that a failure to support the £14bn scheme would “prevent us all from successfully building a global Britain”. Read more: [...]
Majority of Londoners support TfL control over commuter rail services July 25, 2019 Nearly 60 per cent of Londoners want decision making on the railways to be taken by the mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL), a new poll has found. Research by Populus for the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train firms and Network Rail, found that 59 per cent of Londoners want decision [...]
Boris Johnson repeats pledge to leave EU on 31 October in first speech to parliament July 25, 2019 Boris Johnson has repeated his pledge to take the UK out of the EU on 31 October in his first statement to the House of Commons as Prime Minister. Johnson told MPs that his mission was to deliver Brexit on 31 October. “I and all ministers in this government are committed to leaving on this [...]
National Express posts record profit of £113m in first half of 2019 July 25, 2019 National Express has posted a 15.3 per cent rise in operating profit for the first half of this year to a record £113.1m thanks to growth in all of its divisions. Read more: National Express revs up sales growth as it hits the road for Silicon Valley The figures Statutory profit before tax grew from [...]
Commuters urged to avoid travel as scorching heat threatens chaos July 25, 2019 Commuters have been urged to avoid travel today as the high temperatures cause delays and cancellations across the London network. Southern, Southeastern, Thameslink, LNER and the London Overground have all put speed restrictions in place to reduce the chances of tracks expanding and buckling under the heat. Read more: Retailes and bar chains set to [...]
London set for commuter chaos as Greater Anglia and others reduce services in 37C heat July 24, 2019 Londoners face sweltering rush-hour delays tomorrow with rail groups urging travellers to avoid using trains as record temperatures could buckle the tracks. Greater Anglia, which runs trains into the City’s Liverpool Street station, said this evening it will significantly reduce its service across its network across East Anglia and London. Read more: London heatwave: Temperatures [...]
Tory party CEO Mick Davis resigns as lobbyist David Frost becomes Johnson’s EU adviser July 24, 2019 The Tories’ chief executive and treasurer Mick Davis has resigned from his party roles, citing the need for a new team under Boris Johnson. Davis’s decision to quit came as the chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce, David Frost, resigned from his post to take up the role as EU adviser to the [...]
Theresa May wishes Boris Johnson ‘every good fortune’ in last speech as PM July 24, 2019 Theresa May has wished Boris Johnson and his government “every good fortune” as she gave her final speech as Prime Minister outside Downing Street. May, who has led the Tory party for three years, gave her final speech ahead of her visit to Buckingham Palace where she will formally tender her resignation. Read more: Tory [...]
Sadiq Khan’s minicab congestion charge is not discriminatory, court rules July 24, 2019 Sadiq Khan’s decision to impose a congestion charge on private hire vehicles (PHVs) was lawful and appropriate, the High Court has ruled. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) challenged the London mayor’s decision to lift the congestion charge for PHVs, arguing that the policy disproportionately affects female and black and ethnic minority drivers. [...]
Union suspends Heathrow Airport July strikes but warns August action ‘still on the table’ July 24, 2019 Strikes that threatened to shut down Heathrow Airport this Friday and Saturday have been put on hold while Unite the union considers a new pay offer. More than 4,000 workers, including security guards, engineers and those in passenger services, were due to strike over pay, over Friday and Saturday and on the 5, 6, 23 [...]
