There will be only a tenth of transport capacity in part of the system post-lockdown if social distancing rules apply, he says.
Plus: Shapps’ presentational success and Hancock’s stuck tests. And: whatever Johnson says on Sunday, he’ll be damned either way.
People coming into the UK could be quarantined for 14 days, he says.
He confirms that coronavirus tracking app will be tested this week on Isle of Wight – and says it will be rolled out later this month if successful.
The Transport Secretary reports that he has given the green light to experiments with drones.
If governments are going to keep signing up to ‘legally-binding targets’, this sort of thing will continue to happen. Legislative indolence is the root of judicial power.
The Transport Secretary insists the Manifesto pledge to lower debt over this Parliament will be honoured.
Chris Pincher, the new appointee, must stay in the post for the rest of this Parliament. It’s the only way that a strategy can be implemented properly.
Plus: A sofa, two dogs, no cup of tea – and my Brexit evening. And: the pre-eminence of Policy Exchange.
Business Rates and the planning system contribute to the problem of boarded-up shops in so many of our towns.
He is one of the few elements of continuity in what has been a turbulent year at the Government’s top table.
Johnson and Shapps may lose a legal case over the expansion plan, and then decide whether or not to go to their favourite place – the Supreme Court.