Richard Vaughan

1 week ago | msn.com | Richard Vaughan

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1 week ago | msn.com | Richard Vaughan

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1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

The Conservatives and Reform UK have joined forces for the first time to demand Sir Keir Starmer intervenes to save Britain’s under threat bioethanol plants from closure. Tory Mayor of Tees Valley Ben Houchen has paired up with Luke Campbell, Reform’s Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor, to warn the Prime Minister his US trade deal risks closing bioethanol sites in their regions.

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

Ministers have instructed officials to retain key sections of the HS2 line north of Birmingham in a move that will enable a new HS2-lite rail link to be built in the future, The i Paper can reveal. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced on Wednesday that the opening of phase 1 of the beleaguered high speed line will face further delays beyond 2033, while costs have ballooned by a further £37bn.

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Richard Vaughan

Sir Keir Starmer has demanded the Cabinet Secretary consider launching a “partygate-style” probe into the civil service and public sector in a bid to get to the bottom of the mishandling of HS2. The Prime Minister has called for the action after the Government was forced to announce that phase 1 of the beleaguered high speed rail line will be delayed yet again, with costs expected to increase further.