Tag: Labour
Government's campaign to recruit more driving test examiners branded 'spectacular failure' after only only 3 per cent of applicants offered jobs
Figures show that last year just one in every 34 people who applied for a post as a practical driving test examiner got the job - meaning only 327 applicants were successful out of a total of 11,132.
Rachel Reeves rakes in extra £215million from drivers in little over six weeks thanks to higher pump prices sparked by Iran war, analysis shows, sparking fresh calls to follow other countries and cut petrol taxes
Analysis today shows the cost of the conflict to drivers will hit an eye-watering £1.3billion by tonight because of rocketing prices since 28 February, when the war started.
Transport Secretary's car has to be towed 'after hitting a POTHOLE'
The Labour minister had been driving home from her Swindon South constituency when her green Mini Cooper struck a hole on the B4437 outside Burford in Oxfordshire.
WFH to save fuel! Labour should encourage workers to stay at home amid looming shortages, says former BP boss, as average diesel and petrol prices stop climbing for first time in more than 40 days
Professor Nick Butler, a former adviser to Gordon Brown and ex-VP of BP, said he believed Britain would be hit with shortages within weeks as the Strait of Hormuz has still not fully re-opened.
Rocketing fuel prices spark new interest in electric vehicles as charging costs get cheaper
Prices at the pump have soared to £1.50 a litre as Iran continues its stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, following US and Israeli-led military strikes on the country.
Ministers have 'zero credibility' on petrol crisis: Asda boss in furious blast at Labour as prices top £1.50 a litre... after Chancellor and PM claimed forecourts were 'profiteering'
Allan Leighton (pictured), chairman of the supermarket chain, took aim at Chancellor Rachel Reeves as relations between the two sides deteriorated.
Town halls face losing record sums for fixing roads under new rules aimed at ending the 'pothole plague'
The 'carrot and stick' strategy will see ministers withhold a quarter of the cash earmarked for councils unless they share more performance data with the Government on repairs.
Is Starmer set for another U-turn? PM insists fuel duty hike is 'under review' as he is urged to scrap it entirely
Keir Starmer on Wednesday left the door open for yet another U-turn over Labour's hated fuel duty hike following days of mounting pressure to scrap it.
Millions of EV drivers 'spied on by the government' through their mobile phones as part of 'nanny state' plan
The government has been spying on millions of electric vehicle drivers through their mobile phones as part of a 'bizarre nanny state' plan, a new report has revealed.
Road is so full of craters that residents rename it Potholesville... yet 'no authority will fix it'
Residents say the 'undriveable' road has been allowed to fall into a state of permanent disrepair because no authority will fix it.
Petrol and diesel lorry ban considered by Labour in latest part of their controversial net-zero drive
Ministers have announced that fossil fuel-powered trucks will no longer be sold and have ruled out allowing the continued use of low-carbon or synthetic fuels.
Motorists living in affluent London street accuse Labour of installing 'socialist speed bumps' that only scrape expensive cars
Residents in Lewisham claim the new traffic calming measures breach the council's own recommended height limit.
Named and shamed: The worst councils for pothole repairs... and Labour are bottom of the pile
The new traffic light rating system grades town halls on road conditions as well as how effectively they are spending maintenance funding.
EV tax plan major update as 'Rachel Reeves prepares change' as even Treasury worried
The government's current plans are reportedly causing serious concern in the Treasury.
Government seeks to impose sweeping restrictions on parking spaces 'to promote sustainable transport'
Documents seen by the Daily Mail show that the Prime Minister is mulling over the plans, which will see councils be required to impose a limit on the number of spaces on new housing developments.
