Uber poised to bag further temporary licence from TfL September 22, 2019 Uber will have its fate sealed on Wednesday when Transport for London (TfL) makes a decision on the ride-hailing app’s licence in the capital. Uber has currently been running on a 15-month probationary licence, issued last June in the aftermath of Sadiq Khan’s decision in 2017 to strip the operator of its licence over safety [...]
Treasury rebuffed TfL bid for Piccadilly line funds in spending round September 22, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) asked the government for funds for the Piccadilly line signalling upgrade in the recent spending round but was left empty-handed, City A.M. understands. TfL is said to be disgruntled at the lack of funds it received from the Treasury in the recent one-year spending round announced by chancellor Sajid Javid earlier [...]
Dominic Raab hints parliament could be suspended for a second time September 22, 2019 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has refused to rule out proroguing parliament for a second time. The Supreme Court, the UK’s highest court, is due to hand down its ruling on two cases lodged against Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament. Read more: Brexit negotiations are moving forward with momentum, says Stephen Barclay One is an [...]
Jeremy Corbyn dismisses rumours he is ready to stand down as ‘wishful thinking’ September 22, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has said he will lead the Labour party into the next general election following speculation that he wanted to stand down. The Labour leader dismissed rumours he wanted to stand down as “wishful thinking by some people”. Read more: Motion to oust deputy leader Tom Watson withdrawn after backlash He said he was [...]
Key Labour aide Andrew Fisher resigns September 22, 2019 One of Labour’s most senior aides has announced he will resign at the end of the year, saying he does not think the party will win the next election. Andrew Fisher, Labour’s head of policy who wrote the party’s most recent manifesto, said he will leave his post by the end of the year “to [...]
Ryanair threatening to remove pilot perks over strikes, union claims September 19, 2019 Striking Ryanair pilots have accused the airline of threatening to remove their perks if they take part in this month’s planned walkout. Ryanair pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) began their strike action yesterday, which is due to continue on 21, 23, 25, 27, and 29 September. Read more: Ryanair suffers [...]
Crossrail could need an extra £400m and open behind schedule, bosses warn September 19, 2019 Crossrail could end up needing an extra £400m in a worst case scenario and open later in 2021, bosses have revealed. Crossrail, also known as the Elizabeth Line, is already running £2bn over budget and years late, after it failed to open on time last December. Crossrail bosses told the Transport for London (TfL) board [...]
Grant Shapps says rail firms should be rewarded for running trains on time September 19, 2019 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has suggested rail firms should be given financial rewards for running trains on time, admitting that they still get paid when services are late. Shapps said rail firms currently operate in a “dysfunctional and flawed” system where “they can not run trains on time and still get paid”. Read more: A [...]
A third of trains were delayed over past year September 19, 2019 Over a third of trains failed to arrive at stations on time over the past year, according to figures that use a more accurate measure of punctuality. New statistics released by the rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), show that 64.7 per cent of stations were arrived at one time in the [...]
Ryanair suffers shareholder revolt over pay report September 19, 2019 Ryanair is in the grip of an investor revolt after half of shareholders voted against a bonus scheme for boss Michael O’Leary that could see him earn £88.56m over five years. Just over 50 per cent of the airline’s shareholders voted for Ryanair’s remuneration report, in which Ryanair was seeking approval for a new long-term [...]
