Those travelling to the Eurovision Song Contest and the FA Cup Final by rail could find their trains cancelled by a series of strikes, after the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, ASLEF, called more walk-outs in May and June. Staff will stop work at more than a dozen train operators
A minister has said the government cannot stop the impromptu sacking of 800 staff at UK-based ferry firm P&O. Armed forces minister James Heappey descried the company’s behaviour as “disgraceful” but said the state had little ability to intervene. “I think that is the reality,” he explained in an interview with BBC Breakfast. “The Government…
Andy Burnham has warned the government that its Integrated Rail Plan ‘isn’t as good as it can be’, warning the north could come out “second best” under the current proposals. The mayor of Greater Manchester stressed the plan was a “once in 200-year decision for the country”. The transport committee was holding its first evidence…
