Grant Shapps

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

BBC handout photo of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps waiting to appear on the BBC 1 current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg. Credit: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Analysis Grant Shapps has had five Cabinet jobs in less than a year

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut - reports

A man takes a photograph using his smartphone of a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin in front of the Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, on 25 August 2023 (Photo: OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Government to designate Wagner as a terrorist group - what that means

Grant Shapps leaves Downing Street after being appointed Defence Secretary.

Who is the wife of Grant Shapps and what is her new career?

Claire Coutinho leaves Downing Street, central London, after being appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's mini-reshuffle (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Climate campaigners call on new energy secretary to 'step up' net zero game

Grant Shapps: Who is new Defence Secretary replacing Ben Wallace & why has Rishi Sunak appointed him?

Explainer Who is Grant Shapps - the UK's new Defence Secretary?

Grant Shapps has been appointed Defence Secretary by Rishi Sunak (image: Getty Images)

Explainer Grant Shapps’ biggest gaffes - from bizarre photo edits to pseudonyms

Alistair Strathern, who hopes to take Nadine Dorries' seat for Labour, took part of a zombie-themed Greenpeace protest outside the Home Office in London (NationalWorld/Greenpeace/PA/Getty/Labour)

Zombie or absentee? Labour challenger took part in Greenpeace protest

Energy security secretary Grant Shapps will today announce how Great British Nuclear will drive the rapid expansion of new nuclear power plants in the UK at an unprecedented scale and pace (Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

UK to see ‘rapid expansion’ of nuclear power with design contest

Keir Starmer pledges to make Britain a ‘green energy superpower’

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Boris Johnson urges publishing of Privileges Committee report

Boris Johnson accuses PM of ‘talking rubbish’ over honours list row

Labour backtracks on £28 billion a year green investment plan

Is Suella Braverman after the keys for Number 10 Downing Street. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Analysis Suella Braverman’s speech felt like a bid for a job with no vacancy

Former PC Wayne Couzens. Credit: Kent Messenger / SWNS

Wayne Couzens should be ‘stripped of pension’ from nuclear police

The sun sets behind the wind turbines of Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Government’s Powering Up Britain strategy described as ‘lacklustre’

A train entering Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland in June 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

Derby expected to be named Great British Railways new headquarters

British Gas has suspended “all warrant activity” after an investigation by The Times alleged that debt collectors forced their way into people’s homes to install prepayment meters. (Credit: Getty Images)

Ofgem tells energy companies to suspend forced prepaid meter fittings

A smart meter indicating that it is on a ‘Prepayment tariff’ (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Shapps tells energy providers to stop switching to prepayment meters

Earlier this year, National Grid warned households of the possibility of three-hour blackouts if energy supply cannot meet demand. Credit: Getty Images

Minister says there will be ‘no blackouts’ across the UK this winter

Are cost of living support payments being offered in 2023? (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Explainer Public urged to plug gaps in doors and windows to cut energy costs

Trade unions could be moving towards a deal in the rail dispute

Protests have erupted across China against the ruling Communist Party in anger over the country’s zero-Covid policy (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC journalist ‘beaten by police’ as Covid protests break out in China

The business secretary has said an extra £1bn will be spent to insulate the UK’s least energy-efficient homes

Thousands of UK homes to save £310 a year under new insulation scheme

Funding for loft insulation grants could be coming as soon as April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Government to launch Eco+ insulation grants scheme from spring 2023

Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said the Bulb deal would provide “reassurance” to consumers (images: Getty Images/PA)

Octopus Energy buys Bulb Energy - here’s what it means for you

Fourth cabinet since July means unprecedented ministerial churn

Liz Truss is set to speak at Conservative Party Conference having had her premiership deeply damaged in recent days (image: Getty Images)

Liz Truss speech: when PM will address Conservative Party Conference

Plans for radical MOT change opposed by most drivers

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When are next UK train strikes 2022? Dates of September action

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Bus fares across England to be capped at £2 for three months

RMT members will walk out on 15 and 17 September as the pay, jobs and conditions dispute continues. (Credit: Getty Images)

Rail workers to stage new strike action in September - dates in full

RMT boss Mick Lynch says rail strikes could continue ‘indefinitely (image: Getty Images)

New 24-hour train strike dates announced for September

Dangerous cycling: analysis of Department for Transport figures shows how many pedestrians are hit by bikes and killed each year

How many pedestrians are killed by cyclists?

Network Rail boss Andrew Haines is one of the people sitting around the negotiating table with RMT leader Mick Lynch (images: Network Rail/Getty Images/AFP)

How much does Network Rail boss Andrew Haines earn? Salary explained

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Government wants full self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2025

Cyclists may need registration plates and insurance under new laws the government is keen to introduce (Photo: Getty Images)

Cyclists could face 20mph speed limits under strict new laws

Bus fares in England are set to be capped at £2 per journey (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Bus fares in England could be capped at £2 per journey for 12 months

RMT supporters protest outside Network Rail offices in Glasgow on 27 July, 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

August train strikes 2022 this week: when are next rail strike dates?

Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station as a nationwide strike called by the RMT Union was held today on 27 July (Pic: Getty Images)

Train strikes this week: when are rail staff striking in July 2022?

Test engineer Scott Bibby in the driver’s seat of a Hitachi Intercity Express Programme train (IEP) at Hitachi’s manufacturing plant in Newyton Aycliffe, north-east England (Photo:SCOTT HEPPELL/AFP via Getty Images)

Train driver’s salary UK: how much do train drivers earn?

Passengers make their way through Glasgow Central station as a nationwide strike called by the RMT Union was held today on 27 July, 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

Train Strike 2022: is compensation available and how to claim a refund

Mick Lynch says RMT union still open to talks which could end dispute

Bosses at striking train companies earn more than the Prime Minister

The airport is limiting the number of arrivals and departures into October (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow flight cap to extend into October in fresh travel chaos

Larry, the Downing Street cat, as ministers attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in 2019 (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Prime Minister odds: who will replace Boris Johnson and be the next PM

Heathrow has imposed a cap on the number of passengers departing from the airport until September (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow imposes cap on passenger numbers until September

Heathrow Airport has warned it will ask airlines to cancel more flights this summer if airport chaos continues (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow warns more flight cancellations possible this summer

Michael Gove attends the weekly Cabinet meeting at Downing Street on 5 July (Photo: Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images)

Why was Michael Gove sacked? Boris Johnson’s reasons for firing

Around 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out over three days this week (NationalWorld / Mark Hall)

Live Live: train lines and tubes impacted as workers stage second strike

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Why rail workers are walking out and how much they’re paid

Demonstrators hold placards during the British Trades Union Congress (TUC) ‘We Demand Better’ rally (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

We Demand Better: TUC cost of living and fuel price march explained

Travellers and commuters face chaos on the railways and London Underground due to widespread industrial action (Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Agency workers could cover for striking staff under legal changes

The Prime Minister is facing fresh accusations he lied to Parliament (Photo: Getty Images)

PM ‘didn’t think he was at party’ after photos show him raising glass

Both the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps have called for Peter Hebblethwaite to resign (Images: PA/Getty Images)

P&O Ferries: what happened to staff and what company has said