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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has pledged to reduce the average waiting time to no more than seven weeks by summer 2026, a deadline the government had previously set for the end of 2025.

Last month Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that she was "minded" to give consent for the airport to bring its second runway into use.

A government source close to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the BBC that changing the law "at the first opportunity" was "definitely personal" to her as she was Mr Briggs' MP when his wife was killed.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has now announced she will be launching an "accelerated consultation" in May to improve the booking system and block bots from accessing tests.

Heidi Alexander said the government would aim to clear the backlog by next summer, providing at least 10,000 extra driving tests a month to help tackle the issue.