Grant Shapps

The most memorable utterances of the year on bitcoin, climate action and more

Invitation to Priti Patel to attend talks withdrawn after Johnson tweets letter

Incident happened in Salisbury when carriage derailed after hitting object

Driver of one train hospitalised but no fatalities reported – British Transport Police

The decision to limit immigration at a time of severe market shortages of drivers has escalated a squeeze into a crisis

London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for some petrol stations to be reserved for the exclusive use of key workers

Risk-averse day for investors sees miners, automakers and banks decline

Boris Johnson refuses to sack health secretary after picture emerges of him kissing an aide

Business down 60% on the same week in 2019, say Irish travel agent

Portugal, Israel among dozen countries from which travellers will not have to quarantine

Proposed British-Irish link slated as a Brexit distraction and a ‘road to nowhere’ in North

Irish nationals and others with residence rights exempted from measure

England and Scotland to require negative tests, taken up to 72 hours before departure

Transport secretary says backlog cleared at Kent site allowing lorries head for France

Thousands of drivers waiting to resume journey after border with France reopened

Drivers warned against entering Kent until queue of thousands of vehicles begins to clear

Lorries stuck at Dover, and supermarket chain warns there could be a shortage of fruit and vegetables if travel ban continues

Current arrangements expire at end of this month when the UK leaves the EU

Alix Gaisford was packing for a flight home when she was alerted of the new restrictions

Aer Lingus has cancelled all flights from the UK to Ireland but some will operate in the other direction

Agreement will lift measures and allow mixing of households from December 23rd to 27th

Possible new link is part a national review of transport connections in the UK

French authorities ‘regret’ British decision and pledge reciprocal measures

Major incident declared and serious injuries reported after crash in Aberdeenshire

Covid-19 review to explore ‘alternative operating models’ for the London Underground

Grant Shapps becomes first senior UK politician to say he is holidaying abroad this year

Passengers risk fines from June 15th if they break new rule to curb spread of coronavirus

Despite backing by Boris Johnson, key details about aide’s breaching of lockdown remain murky

PM’s chief adviser heavily criticised for alleged breaches of Covid-19 lockdown rules

Irish travellers to be exempt but most arrivals face £1,000 fine for failure to comply

Accord with Ireland and France needed as Covid-19 a threat to free movement of goods

The retail giant says the route was established before the coronavirus crisis

Self-described ‘super forecaster’ Andrew Sabisky once questioned black people’s IQs

The IAG boss said the rescue is a misuse of public funds

PM to tell Commons the EU needs to show more flexibility as fifth round of talks begins

‘It has never been my style to hide from a challenge and I’m not going to start now’

Michael Gove, Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom in race to be UK Prime Minister

Pressure grows on party chairman Lord Feldman after Grant Shapps resigns

Grant Shapps resigns over claims he failed to deal with bullying in Tories’ youth wing

Grant Shapps accused of editing his entry and those of other Conservatives on site