Heidi Alexander appointed new Transport Secretary
Heidi Alexander has been appointed the new transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigned. The Swindon South MP who was a justice minister until her promotion today, and previously worked as Sadiq Khan’s deputy transport mayor between 2018 and 2021. Ms Haigh resigned after it was revealed she pleaded guilty to an offence related to incorrectly telling police that […]
TfL poised to shelve “significant” number of projects – adviser
The Mayor of London’s main transport adviser is warning a “significant” number of schemes will have to be shelved by Transport for London because of its funding crisis. The London Standard reports that Deputy mayor for transport Heidi Alexander has told the London Assembly transport committee that tube station schemes, road maintenance programmes and the […]