‘Madness’ if HS2 factory closes before building HS2 trains, says ex-Tory transport secretary

🔴 Rob Hastings reports trib.al/VpsBdiL

🚨NEW: UK intelligence officials have been repeatedly targeted in Chinese “honeytrap” plots.

Six UK intelligence sources said China is ramping up efforts to glean national secrets through seduction and blackmail. Four had been targeted personally.
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🚨 Allowing UK's biggest train factory to close before HS2 would be 'madness', warns former Transport Secretary Justine Greening

'Urgent' help is needed to save Alstom's site in Derby, says Transport Committee chair Iain Stewart MP

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Full Starmer interview out now i newspaper

🇺🇸 Labour's had no contact with Trump and maintains 'close links' with Biden team
🚅 Govt has 'blown the project' on HS2, no commitment to resurrect it
🤖 Starmer to focus on 'opportunities' of AI

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Keir Starmer interview with i newspaper today

▪️Hike UK defence spending to 2.5% GDP
▪️Close links with Biden camp, no contact with Trump team
▪️Threats from China
▪️HS2 project ‘blown’
▪️Interested in ‘personal liability’ for water bosses

by Hugo Gye

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🧵 It was sad visiting the UK's largest train factory this week

🚄 Alstom's site in Derby is meant to make HS2 trains - but faces imminent closure, costing thousands of jobs

🚅 I met workers baffled by government inaction

🚈 My i newspaper long read:
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Revealed: Labour’s plan to fix bus crisis with public ownership of failing services.
Labour set to effectively renationalise the bus network - allowing local authorities to take control as in London & Manchester.

Exclusive from me for i newspaper

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