Members of Parliament David Milliband (L) and Stephen Byers (R) arrive for the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Britain's former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, London December 5, 2005. Cook, died on August 6, 2005 at Raigmore Hospital after collapsing whilst walking on Ben Stack mountain in northwest Scotland. REUTERS/Stephen Hird 

Britain's former transport minister Stephen Byers arrives at the High Court in London, July 12, 2005. Byers is due to give evidence on Tuesday as shareholders in Railtrack take their claim for compensation to the High Court in Britain's largest-ever group action, for money lost when the government forced Railtrack out of business in 2001. REUTERS/Stephen Hird SH/ASA 

Britain's former transport minister Stephen Byers arrives at the High Court in London, July 12, 2005. Byers is due to give evidence on Tuesday as shareholders in Railtrack take their claim for compensation to the High Court in Britain's largest-ever group action, for money lost when the government forced Railtrack out of business in 2001. REUTERS/Stephen Hird SH/ASA 

Britain's former transport minister Stephen Byers arrives at the High Court in London, July 12, 2005. Byers is due to give evidence on Tuesday as shareholders in Railtrack take their claim for compensation to the High Court in Britain's largest-ever group action, for money lost when the government forced Railtrack out of business in 2001. REUTERS/Stephen Hird SH/ASA 

Britain's former transport minister Stephen Byers arrives at the High Court in London, July 12, 2005. Byers is due to give evidence on Tuesday as shareholders in Railtrack take their claim for compensation to the High Court in Britain's largest-ever group action, for money lost when the government forced Railtrack out of business in 2001. REUTERS/Stephen Hird SH/ASA 

Britain's former transport minister Stephen Byers arrives at the High Court in London, July 12, 2005. Byers is due to give evidence on Tuesday as shareholders in Railtrack take their claim for compensation to the High Court in Britain's largest-ever group action, for money lost when the government forced Railtrack out of business in 2001. REUTERS/Stephen Hird SH/ASA 

Former cabinet minister Britain's Stephen Byers takes questions from the media after addressing the New Local Government Network conference in London on the future of the council tax, February 19, 2004. [Byers was expected to attack the council tax as unfair on Thursday and say that poor people pay contributions disproportionate to their wealth.] 

Former cabinet minister Britain's Stephen Byers takes questions from the media after addressing the New Local Government Network conference in London on the future of the council tax, February 19, 2004. Byers was expected to attack the council tax as unfair on Thursday and say that poor people pay contributions disproportionate to their wealth. REUTERS/David Bebber BEB/ASA 

Former cabinet minister Britain's Stephen Byers takes questions from the media after addressing the New Local Government Network conference in London on the future of the council tax, February 19, 2004. Byers was expected to attack the council tax as unfair on Thursday and say that poor people pay contributions disproportionate to their wealth. REUTERS/David Bebber BEB/ASA 

Former cabinet minister Britain's Stephen Byers takes questions from the media after addressing the New Local Government Network conference in London on the future of the council tax, February 19, 2004. Byers was expected to attack the council tax as unfair on Thursday and say that poor people pay contributions disproportionate to their wealth. REUTERS/David Bebber BEB/ASA 

Former British Transport Minister Stephen Byers looks down outside the
Labour Party Conference in Blackpool on October 1, 2002. Byers resigned
from his ministerial post earlier this year after a row over news
management in his department. REUTERS/Ian Hodgson

RUS/JMS/AH 

Alistair Darling leaves Downing Street after being appointed as
Britain's Transport Secretary May 29, 2002. Darling replaces Stephen
Byers who resigned from the post yesterday. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

PS/AA 

Alistair Darling leaves Downing Street after being appointed as
Britain's Transport Secretary May 29, 2002. Darling replaces Stephen
Byers who resigned from the post yesterday. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

PS/AA 

Alistair darling leaves Downing Street after being appointed as
Britain's Transport Secretary May 29, 2002. Darling replaces Stephen
Byers who resigned from the post yesterday. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

PS 

Alistair Campbell, press secretary to Britain's Prime Minister Tony
Blair arrives in Downing Street May 29, 2002. Blair is set to announce
who will replace Stephen Byers as Transport Secretary following Byers'
resignation from the post yesterday. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

PS/AA 

Former Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers arrives at his
home in Newcastle, May 28, 2002. Byers resigned today from his post in
charge of Britain's ramshackle transport system, admitting he had made
mistakes in a year marred by death on the rails and scandal among top
aides. REUTERS/Ian Hodgson

IH/MC 

Former Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers arrives at his
home in Newcastle, May 28, 2002. Byers resigned today from his post in
charge of Britain's ramshackle transport system, admitting he had made
mistakes in a year marred by death on the rails and scandal among top
aides. REUTERS/Ian Hodgson

IH/MC 

Former Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers arrives at his
home in Newcastle, May 28, 2002. Byers resigned today from his post in
charge of Britain's ramshackle transport system, admitting he had made
mistakes in a year marred by death on the rails and scandal among top
aides. REUTERS/Ian Hodgson

IH/MC 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves Kings
Cross station, London, May 28, 2002. Byers resigned from his job on
Tuesday following a catalogue of public relation disasters over the
nations ailing railway network. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

MC/CRB 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves Kings
Cross station, London, May 28, 2002. Byers resigned from his job on
Tuesday following a catalogue of public relation disasters over the
nations ailing railway network. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

MC/CRB 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves Kings
Cross station, London, May 28, 2002. Byers resigned from his job
following a catalogue of public relation disasters over the nations
ailing railway network. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

MC/CRB 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves Kings
Cross station, London, May 28, 2002. Byers resigned from his job
following a catalogue of public relation disasters over the nation's
ailing railway network. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

MC/CRB 

Britain's Minister for Transport Stephen Byers visits the scene of the
Potters Bar rail crash in Hertfordshire May 11, 2002. Safety experts
investigating the train crash focussed on Saturday on a set of points
over which the train passed seconds before it flipped off the rails,
killing seven and injuring dozens. REUTERS/Russell Boyce

RB/NMB 

Britain's Minister for Transport Stephen Byers visits the scene of the
Potters Bar rail crash in Hertfordshire May 11, 2002. An investigation
is under way into the crash, in which seven people died, with focused
attention on the set of points, that the train passed at high speed
just before the fourth carriage came off of the track and careered at
high speed onto the platform of Potters Bar Railway Station.
REUTERS/Sean Demsey/Pool

NMB 

Britain's Minister for Transport Stephen Byers (L) with Transport
Police visit the scene of the Potters Bar rail crash in Hertfordshire
May 11, 2002. An investigation is under way into the crash, in which
seven people died, with focused attention on the set of points, that
the train passed at high speed just before the fourth carriage came off
of the track and careered at high speed onto the platform of Potters
Bar Railway Station. REUTERS/Russell Boyce

RB/NMB 

Britain's Minister for Transport Stephen Byers visits the scene of the
Potters Bar rail crash in Hertfordshire May 11, 2002. Safety experts
investigating the train crash focussed on Saturday on a set of points
over which the train passed seconds before it flipped off the rails,
killing seven and injuring dozens. REUTERS/Russell Boyce

RB/NMB 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves the Department of Transport in central London to make a statement in the House of Commons, May 9, 2002. [Byers is due to respond to claims he lied to MPs over the resignation of his communications director Martin Sixsmith.] 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves the Department of Transport in central London to make a statement in the House of Commons, May 9, 2002. [Byers is due to respond to claims he lied to MPs over the resignation of his communications director Martin Sixsmith.] 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves the
Department of Transport in central London to make a statement in the
House of Commons, May 9, 2002. Byers is due to respond to claims he
lied to MPs over the resignation of his communications director Martin
Sixsmith. REUTERS/Dan Chung

DC/ASA 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves the
Department of Transport in central London to make a statement in the
House of Commons, May 9, 2002. Byers responded to claims he lied to MPs
over the resignation of his communications director Martin Sixsmith.
REUTERS/Dan Chung

DC/ASA 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves the
Department of Transport in central London to make a statement in the
House of Commons, May 9, 2002. Byers is due to respond to claims he
lied to MPs over the resignation of his communications director Martin
Sixsmith. REUTERS/Dan Chung

DC/ASA 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves the
Department of Transport in central London to make a statement in the
House of Commons, May 9, 2002. Byers responded to claims he lied to MPs
over the resignation of his communications director Martin Sixsmith.
REUTERS/Dan Chung

DC/NMB 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers makes a speech as the Labour Party launch their local government election campaign, London, April 11, 2002. [Byers was accused today of 'burying' bad news again as media reported the release of controversial road congestion measures on the day of the Queen Mother's funeral.] 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers makes a speech as the Labour Party launch their local government election campaign, London, April 11, 2002. [Byers was accused today of 'burying' bad news again as media reported the release of controversial road congestion measures on the day of the Queen Mother's funeral.] 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers makes a speech as the Labour Party launch their local government election campaign, London, April 11, 2002. [Byers was accused today of 'burying' bad news again as media reported the release of controversial road congestion measures on the day of the Queen Mother's funeral.] 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers makes a speech as the
Labour Party launch their local government election campaign, London,
April 11, 2002. Byers was accused today of 'burying' bad news again as
media reported the release of controversial road congestion measures on
the day of the Queen Mother's funeral. REUTERS/Dan Chung

MC/CRB 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers makes a speech
as the Labour Party launch their local government election campaign in
this file photo dated April 11, 2002. Byers today, May 28, 2002,
resigned from his job following a catalogue of public relation
disasters over the nations ailing railway network. REUTERS/Dan Chung

MC 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers makes a speech as the
Labour Party launch their local government election campaign, London,
April 11, 2002. Byers was accused today of 'burying' bad news again as
media reported the release of controversial road congestion measures on
the day of the Queen Mother's funeral. REUTERS/Dan Chung

MC 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers makes a speech as the
Labour Party launch their local government election campaign, London,
April 11, 2002. Byers was accused today of 'burying' bad news again as
media reported the release of controversial road congestion measures on
the day of the Queen Mother's funeral. REUTERS/Dan Chung

MC/AA 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers makes a speech as the
Labour Party launch their local government election campaign, London,
April 11, 2002. Byers was accused today of 'burying' bad news again as
media reported the release of controversial road congestion measures on
the day of the Queen Mother's funeral. REUTERS/Dan Chung

MC/AA 

Transport secretary Stephen Byers leaves the Department of Transport for the House of Commons to give a statement on Railtrack, March 25, 2002. [The British government has backed a rescue bid for the country's financially crippled rail network in a move that was criticised as a surrender to powerful shareholders and financiers.] 

Transport secretary Stephen Byers leaves the Department of Transport
for the House of Commons to give a statement on Railtrack, March 25,
2002. The British government has backed a rescue bid for the country's
financially crippled rail network in a move that was criticised as a
surrender to powerful shareholders and financiers. REUTERS/Dan Chung

DC 

British Minister for Transport Stephen Byers leaves Downing Street
after a Cabinet meeting in central London, March 7, 2002.
REUTERS/Ferran Paredes

DCS 

Department of Transport Local Government and the Regions Permanent
Secretary Sir Richard Mottram arrives at Portcullis House in central
London, March 7, 2002. Mottram was due to give evidence to a House of
Commons public administration select committee in relation to the feud
raging in his department surrounding the resignation of special advisor
to Transport Secretary Stephen Byers Jo Moore and the department's Head
of Communications Martin Sixsmith. REUTERS/Ferran Paredes

FP/ASA 

Department of Transport Local Government and the Regions Permanent
Secretary Sir Richard Mottram arrives at Portcullis House in central
London, March 7, 2002. Mottram was due to give evidence to a House of
Commons public administration select committee in relation to the feud
raging in his department surrounding the resignation of special advisor
to Transport Secretary Stephen Byers Jo Moore and the department's Head
of Communications Martin Sixsmith. REUTERS/Ferran Paredes

FP/ASA/AA 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers (R) leaves 10
Downing Street after a Cabinet meeting in central London, March 7,
2002. The British government has dismissed complaints from City of
London fund managers over its decision to put the country's rail
network operator into administration. REUTERS/Ferran Paredes

FP/ASA 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves his home in Hampstead, north London, March 5, 2002. [In a further twist to the current feud within Byers' department surrounding the resignations of his special adviser Jo Moore and head of communications Martin Sixsmith, the department's head of news Ian Jones was also suspended on Monday.] 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves his
home in Hampstead, north London, March 5, 2002. In a further twist to
the current feud within Byers' department surrounding the resignations
of his special adviser Jo Moore and head of communications Martin
Sixsmith, the department's head of news Ian Jones was also suspended on
Monday. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

KD/ASA 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves his
home in Hampstead, north London, March 5, 2002. In a further twist to
the current feud within Byers' department surrounding the resignations
of his special adviser Jo Moore and head of communications Martin
Sixsmith, the department's head of news Ian Jones was also suspended on
Monday. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

KD/ASA 

Former Department of Transport press secretary Martin Sixsmith leaves his home in London February 26, 2002. Beleaguered Transport Secretary Stephen Byers will battle to shore up his position on Tuesday as the row over "media spin" in his department escalates. 

Former Department of Transport press secretary Martin Sixsmith leaves his home in London Fenruary 26, 2002. Beleaguered Transport Secretary Stephen Byers will battle to shore up his position on Tuesday as the row over "media spin" in his department escalates. 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers leaves the
Department of Transport in London, February 26, 2002. Byers was due to
make a statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday concerning the
damaging row surrounding the resignations of his chief press officer
Martin Sixsmith, and political advisor, Jo Moore. REUTERS/Kieran
Doherty

KD/NMB/ASA 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers arrives at the
Department of Transport in central London, February 26, 2002.
Government press officer Martin Sixsmith on Tuesday rejected assertions
by Byers that the minister had nothing to do with Sixsmith's
resignation in a row over news management. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

KD/ASA 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers leaves his home in north
London, February 26, 2002. Government press officer Martin Sixsmith on
Tuesday rejected assertions by Byers that the minister had nothing to
do with Sixsmith's resignation in a row over news management.
REUTERS/Ian Waldie

IW/ASA/CLH/ 

MARTIN SIXSMITH FORMER PRESS SECRETARY TO BRITAIN'S TRANSPORT MINISTER
STEPHEN BYERS LEAVES HIS HOME IN LONDON.


Former Department of Transport press secretary Martin Sixsmith leaves
his home in London February 26, 2002. Beleaguered Transport Secretary
Stephen Byers will battle to shore up his position on Tuesday as the
row over "media spin" in his department escalates. REUTERS/Stephen
Hird 

BRITAIN'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT STEPHEN BYERS AND DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORT PERMANENT SECRETARY MOTTRAM LEAVE 10 DOWNING STREET IN
LONDON.


Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers (R) and
Department of Transport Permanent Secretary Sir Richard Mottram leave
10 Downing Street in central London, following a meeting with Prime
Minister Tony Blair, February 26, 2002. Pressure mounted on Tuesday for
Byers to resign in the light of the deepening row surrounding the
resignations of his chief press officer Martin Sixsmith and political
advisor Jo Moore. REUTERS/Stephen Hird 

BRITAIN'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT STEPHEN BYERS AND DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORT PERMANENT SECRETARY MOTTRAM LEAVE 10 DOWNING STREET IN
LONDON.


Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers (R) and
Department of Transport Permanent Secretary Sir Richard Mottram leave
10 Downing Street in central London, following a meeting with Prime
Minister Tony Blair, February 26, 2002. Pressure mounted on Tuesday for
Byers to resign in the light of the deepening row surrounding the
resignations of his chief press officer Martin Sixsmith and political
advisor Jo Moore. REUTERS/Stephen Hird 

BRITAIN'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT STEPHEN BYERS AND DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORT PERMANENT SECRETARY MOTTRAM LEAVE 10 DOWNING STREET IN
LONDON.


Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers (R) and
Department of Transport Permanent Secretary Sir Richard Mottram leave
10 Downing Street in central London, following a meeting with Prime
Minister Tony Blair, February 26, 2002. Pressure mounted on Tuesday for
Byers to resign in the light of the deepening row surrounding the
resignations of his chief press officer Martin Sixsmith and political
advisor Jo Moore. REUTERS/Stephen Hird 

Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Stephen Byers arrives at the
Houses of Parliament in London, February 26, 2002. Byers was due to
make a statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday concerning the
damaging row surrounding the resignations of his chief press officer
Martin Sixsmith and political advisor, Jo Moore. REUTERS/Stephen Hird

SH/ASA 

Britain's Transport Secretary Stephen Byers leaves his home in north
London, February 26, 2002. Government press officer Martin Sixsmith on
Tuesday rejected assertions by Byers that the minister had nothing to
do with Sixsmith's resignation in a row over news management.
REUTERS/Ian Waldie

IW/ASA