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Unions and ministers in blame game as travellers hit by worst rail strikes since 1980s

Just one train in five expected to run during three days of industrial action over pay, jobs and conditions

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps dismisses calls to act over rail strikes

The Transport Secretary was accused of 'washing his hands' of the dispute.

Chronicle Live

National rail strike June 2022: RMT leadership on why union has not called off strike

The RMT also accused Boris Johnson and the Government of using the June 21, 23 and 25 train strike as a 'political football'

Chronicle Live

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Rail strikes explode into row as Tories fail to meet unions for three MONTHS

Labour said the last meeting between unions and transport ministers was March 8 - despite Grant Shapps leading a Commons debate to attack striking rail workers and Labour

Daily Mirror

Passport misery leaves thousands waiting more than 10 weeks for travel documents

Boris Johnson’s claims about most passports being issued between four and six weeks are blown apart by Home Office data.

Daily Record

Passport Office backlog leaves tens of thousands of Brits waiting LONGER than 10 weeks

Ministers have admitted 1.4% of the 250,000 applications per week are not being processed within 10 weeks - despite Boris Johnson's 'nonsense claims' that they're all getting done within six

Daily Mirror

Civil servants given £2,000 lesson in juggling and building a miniature railway

Labour blasted the 'waste' of taxpayer cash on an away day for Department for Transport staff

Daily Mirror

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Major changes to the UK’s rail timetables have taken effect

Frst day of the upgraded timetable began poorly for Avanti West Coast: the first three departures from London Euston – to Manchester, Liverpool and Lancaster – were all cancelled due to staff shortage

The Independent UK

'Shameless' P&O Ferries stung in new pay row as it tries to cut wages of crew

Labour slammed P&O Ferries after overseas agency workers hired to replace staff illegally axed claimed they were asked to sign new contracts on lower pay

Daily Mirror

Easter holiday travel chaos continues as people going to France told to bring supplies for long Dover queues

Travellers via the Channel Tunnel are being advised to bring food and drink amid lengthy queues

Evening Standard

Travellers warned of long delays amid disruption ahead of Easter break

Flights continue to be cancelled while ferry operators struggle to meet demand

The Independent UK

Labour calls on ministers to act to prevent Easter travel chaos

Shadow transport secretary said the Government should prioritise airport staff for security checks so they can start work.

The Independent UK

Stricken railways run almost 3,000 fewer trains a DAY than before Covid hit UK

Leaked industry data, seen by the Mirror, shows there were 132,000 services in the week ending March 20 - down by 19,000 compared to a week in February 2020. Yet more cuts are coming down the track

Daily Mirror

P&O Ferries has ‘got away with it’, say unions as Shapps backtracks on action

Two-week battle to hold company to account for sacking of 786 crew members appears to end with a whimper

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P&O Ferries: questions raised over Grant Shapps’ meeting with DP World

Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes

The Independent UK

British ferry operator faces deadline to explain mass firing

A U.K. ferry operator owned by the government of Dubai faces a Tuesday deadline to explain why it fired 800 workers without notice

Liverpool Echo

Tory ministers accused of 'endorsing thuggish fire and rehire tactics of P&O'

It came as Tory MPs abstained in a vote that would pave the way to end P&O-style fire and rehire practices

Daily Mirror

P&O Ferries: Tory ministers told to trigger immediate 'criminal action' against firm for sacking 800 workers

Labour's Lou Haigh said the Government can bring legal action straight away under the Trade Union Act after firm's "shameful" actions

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The Independent UK

Government knew of ‘game plan’ for P&O Ferries mass redundancies, says Labour

‘There is no excuse for what we saw last Thursday,’ said the transport secretary, Grant Shapps

The Guardian - UK

The government is too cosy with P&O’s owners to strengthen workers’ rights

Never again should any company think they can treat British workers with such contempt, says Labour MP Louise Haigh

The Independent UK

Labour warns ‘wave of devastating bus cuts imminent’ without funding clarity

Labour’s shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh warned of a ‘looming bus crisis’.

Daily Mirror

Labour warns bus lifelines at 'cliff edge' and 'could be devastating for millions'

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh fears the cash cut-off for operators has created a “cliff-edge” where under-used services will be slashed

The Independent UK

Labour: Shapps ‘sold bus transformation, but is delivering managed decline’

Grant Shapps described the full amount of money being spent on buses as a ‘record never achieved before by any Government as far as I can see’.

Daily Mirror

Bus fares shoot up 8p in the pound to record highs as cost of living crisis bites

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh says increases blow a hole in one of Boris Johnson’s levelling up promises to keep fares down

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