Mark Harper
We’ve fact checked Mark Harper twice.
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We’ve fact checked Mark Harper twice
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How have rail passenger numbers changed since the pandemic?
business and commuter traffic on the trains is now down by 50% post-pandemic.
Mark Harper, 5 October 2023
No evidence councils are planning to restrict when residents can go to the shops
What we shouldn’t tolerate, is the idea that local councils can decide how often you go to the shops, and that they can ration who uses the roads and when, and that they police it all with CCTV
Mark Harper, 2 October 2023
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