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Grant Shapps accuses union of ‘punishing millions of innocent people’ with strikes next week

The Transport Secretary alleged the RMT had ‘ignored’ requests to negotiate a deal ahead of widespread industrial action

Evening Standard

Ministers slammed after admitting not meeting RMT over strikes for a month

They have been accused of ‘twiddling their thumbs whilst innocent passengers suffer’

Evening Standard

Tube and rail strikes: Passengers and commuter belt MPs slam ‘cruel’ and ‘selfish’ walkouts

Calls grows to cancel Tube and rail strikes set to cripple London

Evening Standard

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AA president: Waive road charges for drivers during rail strike action

Plea to lift tolls for parking and congestion, while unnecessary road works should all be suspended during train and Underground action

Wales Online

Dunblane locals pen letter in hopes to improve train service after 'temporary timetable' introduced

The letter aims to put pressure on ministers to resolve the current timetable issues.

Daily Record

Holidays in jeopardy as Eurostar cancels 41 trains next week due to UK rail strikes

Some train services connecting London with Brussels, Amsterdam and Paris have been scrapped next week due to rail strikes called for by the RMT and other unions

Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps warns striking rail workers they could lose their jobs in hardline speech

The Transport Secretary said rail workers could 'strike themselves out of a job' as he warned he could 'cut the cloth' of railways after the walkout. He also warned he could tear up laws on agency staff this summer and said passengers will get automatic compensation

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Grant Shapps: ‘Rail strikes designed to inflict damage at worst possible time’

Half of Britain’s rail lines will be closed during strikes on June 21, 23 and 25.

The Independent UK

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

Tube and rail strikes: Minister makes 11th-hour plea to workers not to follow ‘militant’ unions

In a speech, Mr Shapps said: ‘Today I appeal directly to rail workers, who I think are less militant than their union leaders…..don’t risk striking your industry out of a future.’

Evening Standard

TfL funding row rumbles on as Grant Shapps says savings targets have not been met

The transport funding row between the Government and City Hall picked up on Wednesday as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps accused Transport for London of failing to meet the savings targets imposed as part of its current funding deal.

Evening Standard

'Tories did not try to prevent rail strike as they want to inflame political divisions'

A responsible government would have intervened to try to resolve the dispute and prevent the disruption. Unions have been repeatedly rebuffed by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps

Daily Mirror

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

UK braced for week of travel chaos with six lines closed - see full list

Train bosses have advised customers to “only travel if absolutely essential” as ten of thousands of workers plan a mass walk-out next week with half of Britain’s rail lines due to be closed

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Rail strike June 2022: RMT calls for meeting with Transport secretary which could call off strike

RMT Secretary Mick Lynch offered to speak directly to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, which could see strike called off if deal is made

Bangkok Post

Phuket set for transport makeover

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) will hold a public hearing before deciding whether to opt for trams or automated rapid transit (ART) buses in Phuket, says the Transport Ministry.

Wales Online

Fear over surge in E-scooter accidents as law is set to change

1,034 riders or passengers were injured last year. Nine people died and 305 were seriously hurt

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urges rebel Tory MPs to speak out for TfL in cash fight

Efforts to secure a final £900 million in government funding to support the public transport system in London are going down to the wire

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Irish Mirror

120 new fully electric buses announced for Ireland in game-changing €80 million deal

The deal was announced aboard a Dublin bus on Monday morning.

Chronicle Live

Rail strike June 2022: Agency workers could cover for striking staff in future disputes under law change

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is reportedly considering changing the law to allow agency workers to step in for striking staff as train strike

ABC News

Adelaide train line back in action, amid claims ending transport privatisation deal could cost taxpayers $70m

Adelaide’s Gawler rail line is back online on Sunday, after lying dormant for 18 months.

Daily Mirror

Staycation bookings surge as airlines cancel flights and Brits face long airport queues

Sykes Holiday Cottages has seen a record spike in bookings in the last two weeks – up 22% on the same period last year. The most searched for British holiday destination is Blackpool

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Focus on shoring up State’s revenues, Jagan tells officials

Chief Minister calls for expediting registrations for the OTS and TIDCO beneficiaries

Evening Standard

The Standard view: From strikes to threats of ‘managed decline’, Londoners deserve more from public transport

After two years of on-and-off lockdowns, remote learning and cancelled exams, students now face yet another hurdle in the way of their education: rail strikes.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan warns Grant Shapps ‘bus and Tube cuts on the way’ unless TfL funds deal agreed

Sadiq Khan has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warning work to cut bus and Tube services will start in a fortnight unless a long term funding deal is agreed with Government.

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