• Ipswich to Birmingham in under 2 hours
  Local MP Chris Mole today heralded the impact that high speed rail in the UK will have on businesses and commuters around the country, including in Ipswich. As Minister for Rail Services, Chris has been heavily involved in getting new high speed lines up and running and his comments come as the Department for Transport unveiled the routes of further high speed services. The proposals will revolutionise Britain's rail network by delivering an initial core high speed rail network linking London to Birmingham, Manchester, the East Midlands, Sheffield and Leeds, with trains running...
  
• Mole rejects pay rises
  Labour MP for Ipswich, Chris Mole, has turned down two pay rises which he was due to be awarded. The pay rises were recommended by the independent Senior Salaries Review Board (SSRB). The SSRB had recommended that both Members of Parliament and Government Ministers get a 1.5% pay rise. Mole who would have received a 1.5% pay rise to both his MP’s salary and – due to his role as a Parliamentary Under Secretary in the Department for Transport – to his Ministerial salary, has decided to reject the SSRB’s recommended pay rise. Announcing his decision to freeze his current...
  

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