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The Guardian view on the future of rail: managed decline is no way forward

Editorial: The RMT union’s vote for strike action should prompt a rethink of a short-sighted cuts programme

The Guardian - UK

PM ready to expose 'rip off' petrol station not passing down tax cuts

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has suggested a 'pump watch' name-and-shame scheme

Wales Online

Rail staff are set for battle, but a post-Covid strike could run off track

The working-from-home revolution has altered the dynamics of industrial action on the transport network

The Guardian - UK

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Contractors appointed to controversial A303 Stonehenge tunnel scheme

The £1.7bn upgrade of the road between Amesbury and Berwick Down is still awaiting approval from the transport secretary

Birmingham Post

All the lines affected as UK set to be hit by biggest rail strike in decades

Members of the RMT union backed strike action after staff 15 train operating companies and Network Rail - spanning the breadth of the UK - were balloted over pay, conditions and cutbacks

Manchester Evening News

Sue Gray report exposes 'got away with it' booze brags and points blame at Boris Johnson

The long-awaited Boris Johnson party report has been published today after a four-month investigation by Sue Gray and the Met Police - with 37 pages and nine photos of the Prime Minister in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Fed-up Downing Street security sent email warning over staff parties in lockdown

A No10 insider said officials, known as custodians, sent an email reminder round the building while another source said they were later forced to come round the building to speak to people directly

Daily Mirror

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Rail strike: When will it start and which train lines will be affected?

In the event of a strike by Network Rail signallers, only about 20% of lines would be open for trains – many of which might not run anyway

The Independent UK

Downing Street insiders say Boris Johnson condoned parties by 'grabbing glass for himself' and reveal 'wine time Fridays'

'There were bottles, empties, rubbish - in the bin, but overflowing - or indeed sometimes left on the table'

Manchester Evening News

Biggest UK rail strike in decades is set to go ahead - full list of affected lines

Members of the RMT union backed strike action after 15 train operating companies and Network Rail - spanning the breadth of the UK - were balloted over pay, conditions and cutbacks

Daily Mirror

For Shapps the philosopher, there’s no indefensible position he won’t defend

Transport secretary continues in his long-running role as go-to man for whenever Boris Johnson is in trouble

The Guardian - UK

Rail union leader says blackouts a 'realistic possibility' in biggest strike in a generation

In an interview with the Mirror, RMT chief Mick Lynch said walkouts could begin in mid-June and refused to rule out a general strike - saying Tory ministers want to 'shut virtually every ticket office in Britain'

Daily Mirror

Furious GMB viewers want Richard Madeley booted off ITV show after 'Partygate' comments

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tried to defend Boris Johnson's attendance at the "gathering" but it was Richard's comment that angered fans the most,

Daily Record

Partygate: Boris Johnson condoned lockdown parties by ‘grabbing a glass for himself’, insiders claim

Three individuals who attended rule-breaking events during lockdown have told the BBC what they witnessed.

Evening Standard

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Reuters

UK PM Johnson did not knowingly lie to parliament about lockdown party -minister

A British minister defended Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday over photographs of him drinking at a coronavirus lockdown-breaking gathering at Downing Street, saying he did not knowingly lie to parliament about the event.

The Independent UK

UK condemns Putin’s ‘despicable’ blockade preventing Ukraine food exports

There are no plans for Royal Navy warships to be involved in efforts to break the blockade.

The Independent UK

No 10 insiders describe PM condoning parties by ‘grabbing a glass for himself’

Three individuals who attended rule-breaking events during lockdown have told the BBC what they witnessed.

The National (Scotland)

No 10 insiders blame Boris Johnson for Covid rule-breaking in bombshell testimony

DOWNING Street insiders have revealed damning details about a culture of blatant law-breaking during the Covid lockdown, overseen by Boris Johnson.

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GMB anger as viewers tell show to 'get rid' of Richard Madeley over Partygate comments

Good Morning Britain viewers have told ITV to 'get rid' of presenter Richard Madeley over the comments he made about Partygate during the show today

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson denies telling Sue Gray to conceal partygate report

DOWNING Street denies that Boris Johnson pressurised Sue Gray to drop her reportedly damning report on partygate.

The Independent UK

No 10 denies Johnson sought to block release of ‘partygate’ report

Senior civil servant Sue Gray is preparing to release the findings of her inquiry into lockdown violations in Whitehall.

The Guardian - UK

Five questions after ‘Partygate’ images of Boris Johnson emerge

Photos of PM at leaving event raise fresh questions about what he knew, and the subsequent investigations

Daily Mirror

Inside 'wine time' Partygate photo of Boris Johnson - from groaning booze table to red box

Leaked images show Boris Johnson appearing to raise a toast, with eight people standing close together and a nearby table cluttered with booze and snacks

The Independent UK

Partygate: Sadiq Khan urges Met Police to ‘explain’ why Boris Johnson wasn’t fined over leaving event

London mayor has written to Met commissioner to seek ‘detailed explanation’

Daily Record

Susanna Reid shuts down Grant Shapps after minister attempts to draw partygate and beergate comparison

The Transport Secretary was sent out by the government to defend Boris Johnson after pictures emerged of him drinking at a leaving do in Number 10 in November 2020 during the second covid lockdown.

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