The Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis of Camden Town, denied Stephen Byers’ claim that Byers had exerted influence when the Department for Transport was dealing with National Express over its problems with the East Coast franchise. Video in Parliament (BBC)
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It is good news that the Government has finally decided to build HS2. And we support anything that increases the number of people using the railway. However the route from Leeds to London via Birmingham increases the attractiveness of Manchester far more than that of Leeds. A direct route in replacement of, or parallel to [...]
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The Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis, confirmed this morning to the BBC and in parliament that NXEC is to be taken into public ownership after admitting that it will be unable to make it’s premium payments.
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