Tag: railways

‘Jurassic’ MP provokes Tory fury in sleaze row; Red Wall MP’s backlash as HS2-Leeds link scrapped

Anita Alig0

A veteran Conservative MP has provoked his party’s fury by blocking the report at the heart of the sleaze row that has engulfed the Tories. Further dismay within party ranks has come with reports that Grant Shapps the transport secretary will announce this week that the HS2 “eastern spur” linking Leeds and Birmingham will be […]

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Government will break manifesto promise on tax to pay for social care reform – Javid eyes tax hike for over-40s and allies with Sunak for rise

Political Fiber0

The government is set to break a manifesto promise by raising taxes in order to pay for reforms to the UK’s crisis-hit social care system. Boris Johnson assured voters he had a plan to sort out social care two-and-a-half years ago while the 2019 election manifesto explicitly promised not to raise rates on national insurance, […]

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