Grant Shapps ends Spanish family holiday to fly back to UK

Grant Shapps is cutting short his family holiday in Spain and flying back to Britain where he will quarantine under emergency rules he himself enacted. The Transport Secretary last night said it was right he ‘get back to work in the UK as soon as possible’ to manage the fallout of the government’s decision to … Read more

Grant Shapps cuts short his family holiday to Spain and will fly back to Britain

Grant Shapps cuts short his family holiday to Spain and will fly back to Britain where he faces two weeks quarantine along with hundreds of thousands of tourists The minister said it was right he ‘get back to work in the UK as soon as possible’  The Transport Secretary will leave his wife and children … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is forced to campaign against his OWN anti-car policy

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is forced to campaign against his OWN anti-car policy after pavement barriers turned his constituency into a ‘ghost town’ Barriers were installed along the pavements in Welwyn, Hertfortshire in May Mr Shapps contacted council to admit measures ‘not suited to layout of Welwyn’ Shopkeepers warned reduced footfall could cause businesses on … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is forced to campaign against his OWN anti-car policy

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is forced to campaign against his OWN anti-car policy after pavement barriers turned his constituency into a ‘ghost town’ Barriers were installed along the pavements in Welwyn, Hertfortshire in May Mr Shapps contacted council to admit measures ‘not suited to layout of Welwyn’ Shopkeepers warned reduced footfall could cause businesses on … Read more

Minister Grant Shapps faces quarantine over Spanish holiday

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps faces 14 days of quarantine after travelling to Spain the day before Government cans air bridge to the Costas Transport Secretary Grant Shapps worked on the air corridor to Spain  Hours after he travelled to Spain yesterday, the Government changed the rules Now, like thousands of British tourists, Mr Shapps has … Read more

Minister Grant Shapps faces quarantine over Spanish holiday

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps faces 14 days of quarantine after travelling to Spain the day before Government cans air bridge to the Costas Transport Secretary Grant Shapps worked on the air corridor to Spain  Hours after he travelled to Spain yesterday, the Government changed the rules Now, like thousands of British tourists, Mr Shapps has … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon blasts Grant Shapps over ‘shambolic’ holiday ‘air bridge’ plans

Nicola Sturgeon today attacked the UK Government’s ‘shambolic’ plans to exempt a swathe of countries from quarantine travel restrictions as she insisted Scotland will not be ‘dragged’ into making changes.  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps finally paved the way this morning for summer holidays by releasing a 60-strong list of countries which will no longer be subject … Read more

Grant Shapps demands Nicola Sturgeon bows to ‘logic’ on quarantine plans

Grant Shapps today demanded Nicola Sturgeon bows to ‘logic’ by backing his plans for exempting a swathe of countries from UK quarantine travel restrictions. The Transport Secretary hit out at the Scottish First Minister as he finally paved the way for summer holidays by releasing a 60-strong list of countries which will no longer be … Read more

Grant Shapps will FINALLY unveil ‘safe’ countries for holidays TODAY

Grant Shapps will finally pave the way for summer holidays today by releasing a 60-strong list of quarantine-exempt countries – amid signs mass testing could be introduced at airports soon. The Transport Secretary revealed that France, Italy, Spain, Germany and New Zealand will be among around 60 destinations back on the agenda from July 10. … Read more

Grant Shapps unveils plan to make flights greener – as airlines launch quarantine legal action

Grant Shapps tonight unveiled plans to make future flights more environmentally friendly – on the same day the Government was accused of bringing aviation in the UK to its knees. The Transport Secretary used the daily Downing Street press conference to unveil the formation of a ‘jet zero council’ bringing together figures from the aviation industry, … Read more