Geoff Hoon

Backing given to £10m scheme

An overhaul of one of the Black Country’s busiest commuter routes has been given the go-ahead by the Department of Transport. A public inquiry was held in July into a bid by Sandwell and Dudley councils to replace Burnt Tree...

UK Activists Pay Drivers to Petition for Emissions Standards

British environmental group Futureproof has been giving out £5 bills to drivers who agree to sign a petition to the British Secretary of Transport, Geoff Hoon, to encourage him to seek tougher emission standards for cars sold...

Father wants justice for son killed in Basra

Nov 6 2008 by Alex Moore, Rhondda Leader A DEVASTATED father and uncle say the Army is “covering up” the facts surrounding their son’s death, after a judge blocked their bid to reopen his inquest. Corporal Dewi Pritchard and...

How crowded are our trains?

Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon is to visit Shropshire to see for himself the “misery” one MP claims commuters between Telford and Birmingham have to endure. But how bad is it? Mark Pritchard, MP for the Wrekin, claims “people...

Minister refuses to bail out London Underground

The government hit back at Boris Johnson in the London Underground funding row today, warning that taxpayers will not plug a multi-billion pound funding gap in the tube.The London mayor has written to the chancellor, Alistair...

Crowded trains are 'good thing' says minister

Overcrowded trains on the West Coast Mainline are a "good thing" because it proves passengers can afford to travel by train, a cabinet minister has said. Fury erupted today after Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon said packed...

Lord Mandelson refuses to register meetings with oligarch

Lord Mandelson will face new questions this week over his friendship with the oligarch Oleg Deripaska when he refuses to disclose hospitality accepted from the Russian billionaire in his official register of interests.

Report: Brown to back Heathrow expansion

Published: Nov. 1, 2008 at 7:49 AM People who read this also read ... LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Cabinet allies are poised to approve a controversial new runway for Heathrow Airport in...

Gordon Brown will give green light to expand Heathrow within weeks

Gordon Brown will approve a third runway at Heathrow within weeks, brushing aside opposition from Labour MPs and the Conservatives. By James Kirkup and Andrew Porter The Daily Telegraph has learned that the Prime Minister and...

UK's new EU Trade Commissioner: I don't know any oligarchs

A novice. Scant international experience. The criticisms levelled at the new European Trade Commissioner suggest that the UK has produced a homegrown Sarah Palin. Baroness Cathy Ashton is sanguine about the barbs.