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Transport minister Michael Ellis has said he may intervene to push the local council and mayor of London to find a solution to the closure of Hammersmith Bridge. Speaking in the House of Commons, the junior minister had earlier slammed the mayor Sadiq Khan and claimed that the bridge was…

Local authorities in Truro and Woking have been awarded £142m from the government's Housing Infrastructure Fund to unlock land for housebuilding. The funding has been awarded from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's fund, a £5.5bn pot set aside for local authority housebuilding. The money will be spent…

Kit Malthouse has pulled out from the Conservative Party leadership race, just nine days after declaring he was standing as a candidate. The housing minister announced on Twitter that there was an "appetite for the contest to be over quickly", and that it was right for him to withdraw. He…

The restoration of parliament will continue after a new prime minister is selected, the leader of the House of Commons has said. MPs debated plans for the £1.6bn refurbishment of buildings on the parliamentary estate this week. The plan will allow parliament to move out of the Palace of Westminster in…

Transport secretary  Chris Grayling has said he "sees no need" to continue membership with the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) after the UK's departure from the European Union. The ERA develops procedures for rail safety and operability and is responsible for legislation regarding rail manufacturing and operation. At present…

Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is a more urgent priority than HS2, a House of Lords committee has said. A report from its economic affairs committee, published today, stated that the priority for investment in the rail network should be focused more on the north of England. The committee said: “We…

National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt has written to the chancellor, warning that "tweaks to existing policy" will not be enough to deliver strong infrastructure policy. The infrastructure boss has called on the government to fundamentally shift its current strategy and commit 1.2 per cent of GDP to infrastructure…

The Committee on Climate Change, independent advisers to the government, has recommended that all new buildings in the UK should be net zero carbon by 2050. In a new report, the body has made suggestions such as fitting all new buildings with low-carbon heating systems, which would tackle the use of…

Former construction minister Nick Raynsford has claimed his successors are not in the post for long enough to understand the industry. Mr Raynsford, who held the role from May 1997-June 2001, told Construction News: “Ministerial appointments in recent years have been far, far too short.” The former Labour MP for…

The Department for Transport has approved funding for a new £212m link road to reduce congestion in Warrington.