Tag: Shapps
Grant Shapps unveils new powers in strike laws
Unions say the plans for minimum service levels are "undemocratic and unworkable".
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‘We are duty-bound to protect the lives of the British people’ – Grant Shapps
Business Secretary Grant Shapps has been telling the House of Commons the government is "duty-bound to protect the lives and the livelihoods of the B [...]
Business Secretary Grant Shapps defends anti-strikes bill
The government will introduce new legislation in Parliament on Tuesday, aimed at ensuring a minimum level of service during strikes by public sector [...]
Boris Johnson erased from Grant Shapps spaceport picture
The former PM is missing from a photo posted by the business secretary of a Spaceport Cornwall visit.
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Shapps on anti-strike laws: ‘There has to be a minimum safety level’
Business Secretary Grant Shapps, has announced new legislation which will require several public services to maintain a minimum level of service durin [...]
House bills: Grant Shapps shares energy saving tips from inside his house
Energy secretary Grant Shapps has shared energy saving tips while giving a tour of his house.The BBC's Climate Correspondent, Justin Rowlatt quizzed h [...]
Onshore wind: Grant Shapps criticised for 'nonsense' claims
The business secretary says wind turbines are now "so big" they cannot be built on land.
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Grant Shapps denies Tory split over onshore wind farms
Asked whether Mr Sunak would support the amendment, Mr Shapps said he did not think the prime minister had looked through all the planning ramificatio [...]
Tory conference: Liz Truss will lose 45p tax rate vote, says Shapps
Liz Truss would lose a Commons vote on cutting the top rate of income tax, former cabinet minister Grant Shapps has told the BBC.Scrapping the 45% top [...]
Tory conference: Liz Truss will lose 45p tax rate vote, says Shapps
Ex-cabinet minister accuses PM of not listening to public concern over tax cuts for the well-off.
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Rail strikes: Grant Shapps on unions and pay offers
The transport secretary said unions “don’t bother” to put pay offers to members “and just call more strike dates”.Grant Shapps said rail workers were [...]
Boris Johnson resignation: Shapps latest to enter Tory leadership race
The transport secretary promises a focus on the cost of living as he bids to replace Boris Johnson.
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Grant Shapps: Train strikes are ‘full responsibility of the unions’
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been speaking in the House of Commons, ahead of this week's mass strike action by the railway unions.Mr Shapps sa [...]
Labour’s Haigh tells Shapps on rail strikes: Do your job
Labour's shadow transport secretary has said her party does not want rail strikes this week to go ahead.Louise Haigh called on Grant Shapps to reach a [...]
Grant Shapps: ‘Rail union determined to go on strike’
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has accuse the RMT union of being "determined to go out on strike come what may"."The strike is the last thing we nee [...]