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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander opposed third runway at Heathrow which Rachel Reeves appears to now back

Exclusive: Heidi Alexander is the eighth Cabinet minister known to have objected to a bigger Heathrow, as has Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow could add £40 to airline ticket

Treasury analysis shows ticket prices expected to go up across board with no plans for frequent flyers to shoulder more of the cost

The Guardian - UK

Train drivers seek to put ‘dent’ in cost of living in pay talks

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said he did not want to ‘appear antagonistic’.

Evening Standard

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Who has left the Government since Labour took power?

Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister came after the prominent departures of Louise Haigh and Sue Gray.

Evening Standard

Louise Haigh pleaded guilty to lying that phone was stolen, paper shows

Exclusive: Document sheds new light on episode that led to minister’s exit and guilty plea that friends say she regrets

The Guardian - UK

Train cancellations top 360,000 for the year as passengers face major disruption

Analysis of the latest Office of Rail and Road data found 208,000 services were fully axed in the year to November 9, with a further 161,000 part-cancelled

The Independent UK

Starmer should not be the fall guy for Labour’s failures. This disaster was written by committee

The PM’s allies on the right of the party are ideologically opposed to any economic agenda that could see off the threat from Reform, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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When are the next train strikes? Avanti West Coast walkouts to run until summer

On strike days about one train in four is running, during limited hours, between London Euston, the West Midlands, northwest England and Scotland

The Independent UK

Euston station finally announces change after anger from rail users

Network Rail confirmed the news on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Euston station's giant screen to be switched back ON - with train departure times replacing adverts

Latest twist in saga as Network Rail bows to passenger requests

Evening Standard

Euston’s large advertising screen to be used for train information

The screen stopped being used to show adverts in October.

Evening Standard

UK's Starmer Offers 'Plan For Change' In Reset Bid After 150 Days

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will unveil a "plan for change" for Britain on Thursday as he attempts a de-facto relaunch of his government following a bumpy first five months in power.

International Business Times

Keir Starmer’s big idea? Put more police back on the beat

PM refreshes pre-election pledge of safer streets as key part of ‘plan for change’ – as business group casts doubt on Labour’s mission to grow the economy

The Independent UK

Starmer and Badenoch clash at PMQs over Haigh’s undeclared criminal offence

Prime minister refuses repeatedly to give more details on ‘further information’ relating to transport minister’s resignation

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Evening Standard

PMQs: Keir Starmer dodges questions about ex Transport Secretary's fraud case

The Prime Minister said Louise Haigh resigned after ‘further information’ came to light, but refused to say what it was

Evening Standard

Starmer declines to detail ‘further information’ that led to Haigh resignation

The Prime Minister was challenged on the issue in the Commons by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

The Independent UK

Starmer repeatedly dodges questions over Louise Haigh’s resignation in PMQs clash

Prime minister Keir Starmer has been accused of obfuscating by the leader of the opposition over transport secretary Louise Haigh’s resignation.

The Independent UK

Trains can only get better, says the government – let’s see

Train Talk: One train in 23 was cancelled on South Western Railway’s main line in the latest stats

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South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised under Labour

As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, the service will come under public ownership in May

Evening Standard

Haigh to get ministerial severance pay, Downing Street says

Labour in opposition had called to reform the rules.

The Guardian - UK

Tender minds and media influence

Brief letters: Access to social media | Louise Haigh’s resignation | Transport polict | Woking thoughts

The Guardian - UK

Louise Haigh’s exit dealt with quickly in contrast to Tories, says Labour minister

Pat McFadden defends government handling of transport secretary’s departure, saying it did not ‘drag on for weeks’

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister does not know ‘who knew what when’ over Louise Haigh

Ms Haigh resigned as transport secretary on Friday in relation to a criminal conviction.

Al Jazeera

Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister?

Labour party’s Haigh was the youngest member of PM Keir Starmer’s cabinet when a decade-old fraud case resurfaced.

International Business Times UK

Louise Haigh Resigns as Transport Secretary: The Reasons Behind It and Her Successor

Heidi Alexander has replaced Louise Haigh as transport secretary after it was discovered the latter has a fraud conviction

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