Transport secretary urges rail unions to 'keep talking'
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Transport secretary urges rail unions to 'keep talking'
Transport Secretary Mark Harper urges rail unions to "keep talking" with train operators and "call off" strikes planned for over Christmas.
Speaking to MPs at the Transport Committee, Mr Harper says union leaders should "put those deals to their members with at least a neutral recommendation".
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper declines to say whether Frank Hester has donated an extra five million pounds to the Conservative Party, refusing to comment on "hypothetical" questions. Mr Hester allegedly said in 2019 that Diane Abbott, Britain's longest-serving black MP, made him "want to hate all black women" and that she "should be shot". Reports emerged this week that Mr Hester may have offered ÂŁ5 million more, which has not yet been published by the Electoral Commission. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and Transport Secretary Mark Harper leave the Cabinet Office in Whitehall ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and Transport Secretary Mark Harper arrive at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement. The chancellor is expected to announce a 2p National Insurance tax cut and a raft of other measures as he hopes to appease Tory voters. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The transport secretary, Mark Harper, has reiterated that Lee Andersonâs comment on Sadiq Khan was âwrong, and wasnât true.â Mr Harper declined to say whether Mr Andersonâs remarks were racist despite being pressed repeatedly. Mr Anderson lost the Conservative whip over the weekend after failing to apologise for claiming âIslamistsâ had âgot controlâ of Sadiq Khan and London. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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