Tag: Shapps
Ukraine refugees: Grant Shapps to host a Ukrainian family
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he will open his home to a Ukrainian family, because it was heartbreaking to see what was happening in the c [...]
Frustrating we can't talk about big issues of today – Shapps
Grants Shapps is asked if he is defending something that "in your heart of hearts you know isn't defensible".
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Covid: Pre-departure travel tests have outlived their usefulness – Shapps
Rules for those travelling to England are changing as Omicron is now worldwide, the transport secretary says.
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Conservative Christmas party was unacceptable, says Grant Shapps
14 December 2020: The Conservatives have confirmed reports that there was an "unauthorised social gathering" in the basement of their party's build [...]
Ministers Gove, Shapps and Raab self-isolate after Australian deputy PM meeting
The three ministers came into close contact with Australia's deputy PM, who was later diagnosed with Covid.
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Grant Shapps defends Boris Johnson’s letter to President Macron over migrant crisis
A diplomatic row has erupted between France and the UK over a letter sent by Boris Johnson to President Macron, calling for action to tackle the mi [...]
Coronavirus variant: UK put safety first over Africa travel – Shapps
The transport secretary says he cannot take a risk over a variant that may defeat the Covid vaccine.
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HS2: Shapps on rail services in Midlands and northern England
The transport secretary has announced a rail plan saying it will help eight out of 10 of northern England’s busiest train services.Confirming repor [...]
Labour calls for investigation into Grant Shapps over airfield lobbying claims
On Monday evening, MPs will be able to vote on a motion formally scrapping the government's proposals and endorsing the original report into Mr Pat [...]
Grant Shapps denies lobbying against houses on airfields
Labour says a group set up by the transport secretary argued against government housing policy.
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Grant Shapps: ‘People will be able to travel here from anywhere’
Grant Shapps says people will be able to travel to the UK from anywhere in the world without quarantining when the remaining countries are removed [...]
Grant Shapps: ‘There is plenty of petrol in the country’
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has blamed an "irresponsible briefing" from the Road Haulage Association for panic buying at petrol stations acros [...]
Conservative donors haven’t any affect on coverage, insists Grant Shapps
Requested concerning the group on the BBC's At present programme, Mr Shapps, now the transport secretary, stated there have been "lots of people on [...]
Shapps on opening up England to guests from US and Europe
The federal government has tried to "err on the aspect of warning and security" on opening up borders to guests from overseas, the transport secre [...]
Shapps: NHS Covid-19 app sensitivity reviewed
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tells BBC Breakfast that the sensitivity of the NHS Covid-19 app will probably be reviewed as coronavirus restrict [...]