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Mr and Mrs Nobody reflect the EU's new order

20.11.09
Angela Merkel smiled and nodded. Nicolas Sarkozy, his interpreter's headphones still on, gave an imperial thumbs-up. Silvio Berlusconi simply said: "Je suis d'accord". ... more

More Labour MPs rush to quit as Hoon apologises for claim

02.06.09
Sleaze-tainted David Chaytor joined the rollcall of shamed MPs standing down at the next election... more

Blears left in the cold as Prime Minister defends Hoon and Purnell on tax

21.05.09
Hazel Blears was looking increasingly isolated after Gordon Brown strongly defended other Cabinet ministers facing expenses allegations... more

Switchback Hoon built £1.7m property empire off expenses

08.05.09
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon built up a £1.7 million property empire with the help of the expenses system... more

Sack 'Buff Hoon' say rail unions

29.04.09
Rail union bosses called for Geoff Hoon to be fired, saying he is the worst Transport Secretary ever... more

Rail unions demand freeze on jobs 'massacre'

28.04.09
Rail union bosses are meeting Geoff Hoon, the transport secretary, today in an escalating dispute over job losses, service cuts and fare rises... more

Tories attack plan to pay drivers £5,000 for buying an electric car

16.04.09
The Tories denounced plans for an electric car revolution as flawed immediately after ministers unveiled them... more

Allowances make a mockery of ordinary people, says banker who bought Hoon house

06.04.09
A banker who bought one of the London homes at the centre of the Geoff Hoon expenses scandal criticised the minister for and "making a mockery" of ordinary people... more

Passengers put first in Hoon shake-up of airport rules

09.03.09
The government has demanded the end of the Heathrow Hassle with a shake-up of the queues and regulation at leading airports... more

Geoff Hoon defends choice to fly but warns of green cost

04.03.09
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon defended people's right to fly after the Government backed a third runway at Heathrow... more

Research questions benefits of Heathrow’s third runway

09.02.09
The battle over Heathrow has intensified after a new study cast doubt on the Government’s case for a third runway... more

Third runway is a health risk, admits Hoon

28.01.09
A third runway at Heathrow will damage people's health, Geoff Hoon has admitted... more

Hoon is warned rail cutbacks will result in second Hatfield

27.01.09
Cutbacks in rail maintenance could lead to another Hatfield, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon was told... more

Londoners divided on third runway as activists hurl bricks

16.01.09
Londoners are bitterly split over plans for a third runway at Heathrow, with many believing it will be good for the economy but bad for the planet... more

Heathrow will be biggest and busiest airport in the world

15.01.09
Heathrow will become the biggest as well as the busiest airport in the world under plans unveiled by Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon... more

Heathrow battle begins today

15.01.09
The real battle for the future of Heathrow starts today, as the Transport Secretary announces his approval for a third runway - as this paper predicted last Friday... more

Hoon: Heathrow study on pollution 'over-cautious'

05.01.09
Geoff Hoon has cleared the way for expansion of Heathrow airport by branding the Government's own warnings over pollution "over-cautious"... more

MPs plot to force runway vote

08.12.08
Rebel Labour MPs are defying Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon by plotting to force a Commons vote on a third runway at Heathrow... more

I'll decide on Heathrow: Hoon rules out Commons vote on runway

05.12.08
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has put himself on a collision course with MPs by ruling out a Commons vote on Heathrow's third runway plan... more

Lending rates must come down

05.12.08
The pressure on the banks to pass on yesterday’s interest rate cut to borrowers shows no signs of diminishing... more

Third Heathrow runway in doubt as decision is delayed

04.12.08
A decision on Heathrow's third runway is being dramatically delayed, the Standard can reveal ... more

Commuters to face 11 per cent New Year rail fare rise

21.11.08
Commuter train fares will rocket by up to 11 per cent from January, rail operators announced... more

MPs queue up to attack Heathrow third runway

12.11.08
The Government's push to expand Heathrow was weakened after Labour backbenchers hijacked a Commons debate and staged a protest... more

Defiant Hoon ploughs on with Heathrow expansion

31.10.08
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has vowed to "make progress" on expanding Britain's airports... more

Hoon allows runway opposition

30.10.08
New Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has given the Cabinet a green light to oppose the environmental impact of a third runway at Heathrow... more

Ministers at sea over air and rail

30.10.08
It is hard, just now, to discern anything like a joined-up transport policy in the Government's approach to rail, road and air, still less a transport policy that squares with what it is also saying about the environment... more

Hoon says Crossrail will be on time and on budget

17.10.08
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon attempted to quell fears that Crossrail could be delayed... more

Extra 10 million passengers a year to fly at Stansted

09.10.08
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has delighted business but angered green groups by allowing Stansted airport an extra 10 million passengers a year... more

Hoon is latest MP to reject Brown reshuffle

29.09.08
Gordon Brown's hopes of a wideranging Cabinet reshuffle were dealt a fresh blow today after his Chief Whip Geoff Hoon made clear he did not want to be moved... more

Brown ready for showdown with rebels after Kelly leak

25.09.08
Gordon Brown is preparing for a showdown with rebel Labour MPs on the day the Commons returns from its summer break... more

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