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Settling rail disputes would have been cheaper than crippling strikes, admits minister

Rail minister Huw Merriman told MPs the row has ‘ended up costing more’

Evening Standard

Tory Transport Minister admits cost of rail strikes more than settling dispute

The RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch said the comments from Huw Merriman were evidence of the Government treating businesses in the pre-Christmas period as 'collateral damage'

Daily Mirror

Mick Lynch claims government ‘admitted to deliberately prolonging the rail dispute’

‘The interests of businesses, rail workers and passengers have been sacrificed to a wider public sector pay agenda,’ says union boss

The Independent UK

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Rail strikes cost UK £1bn and settling would have been cheaper, minister admits

Huw Merriman insists the need for reform to working practices made the standoff necessary

The Guardian - UK

Train station ticket office closures will benefit passengers, claims rail minister

Plan ‘a travesty for disabled and elderly people who want to travel on the rail network,’ says Mick Lynch

The Independent UK

No 10 defends Zahawi after reports he paid millions to settle tax dispute – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson says PM has full confidence in Tory chairman despite allegations over his tax affairs

The Guardian - UK

Rail minister admits train strikes have cost more than resolving dispute would

However, he said there was a long-term view to consider as well

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‘As things stand, the strikes are on’: Rail minister confirms train driver walkouts will likely go ahead

Aslef leader says train operators have ‘done a rather corrupt and immoral deal with the government’

The Independent UK

Long-awaited Mottram bypass delayed 'for several months' after last-ditch legal challenge

Building work on the A57 Link Roads scheme had been due to start this spring

Manchester Evening News

Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

Huw Merriman visited the site where HS2’s 2.1-mile-long Colne Valley Viaduct is being built just outside north-west London.

The Independent UK

Government accused of insulting workers as ministers hold talks with health, education and rail unions – as it happened

Nurses’ and ambulance strikes to go ahead after latest round of talks failed to make substantial progress

The Guardian - UK

'Rishi Sunak is a fool if he does not reach a deal with workers taking strike action'

Nurses, ambulance crews, railway workers and public sector staff have taken - and still intend to take - industrial action in recent months

Daily Mirror

Fresh strike causes more misery for rail passengers as bitter dispute continues

Talks between the leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), train company employers and Rail Minister Huw Merriman on Thursday failed.

The Independent UK

UK government warned it has five days to stop NHS strikes spreading – as it happened

General secretary of Unite says NHS strike will deepen next week unless ministers undertake ‘serious pay talks’ with health staff

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Evening Standard

Commuters face more disruption as new rail strikes begin

Rail, Maritime and Transport union workers are taking action affecting 14 train companies and Network Rail.

The Independent UK

More misery on the rail network after talks fail to resolve pay dispute

Rail, Maritime and Transport union workers are taking action affecting 14 train companies and Network Rail.

Wales Online

Failed rail strike talks mean industrial action to go ahead on Friday

Members of the RMT are due to walk out for 48 hours

The Independent UK

‘The Avanti West Coast schedule is currently designed using a tombola’

The Man Who Pays His Way: MPs lined up to give rail firms a kicking

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More rail strikes announced as unions slam Tory Government

A RAILWAY workers union has served notice for strike action at a further six train operating companies and Network Rail – just hours after…

Chronicle Live

MP pleads with Government to avert four years of travel chaos caused by Tyne Bridge restoration

Chi Onwurah called on ministers to take action, amid fears that the rusting bridge's much-needed refurbishment could take up to four years to complete

The Guardian - UK

Labour demands action over 18,000 ‘lost’ train services in north of England

Ministers claim crises at Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express are partly the fault of rail unions

The Guardian - UK

Urgent question on railways chaos sends the Tories running for the hills

As frustration builds over failing services, the government accepted something must be done. They just don’t know what

Birmingham Post

Re-opened Dartmoor rail line passes 250,000 journeys in its first year

When the Dartmoor Line from Okehampton reopened last year, it restored a regular, year-round service for the first time in almost 50 years.

The Independent UK

Spoiler alert! HS2’s enormous conveyor network starts moving excavated material

A total of more than five million tonnes of spoil will be moved by the conveyors from three locations in west London.

Manchester Evening News

Leaders' joy as Mottram bypass finally approved after decades of work

'This is a great result for Tameside and local residents and businesses'

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