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Rochelle Travers,Nicholas Cecil,Rachael Burford and Rachelle Abbott

Exclusive: Transport Secretary prepares to take on unions over rail reform ...The Standard podcast

Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.

In an exclusive interview for the Standard, the Transport Secretary has vowed that unions won’t stop them from fixing the railways.

Our Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, reveals what happened when he spoke to Louise Haigh about her plans for the future, including how they are going to ‘modernise outdated work practices’ on strike-plagued railways, and get trains running on time.

Plus, Nic discusses an eventful week for the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, from feeling the heat over gifts and potential conflicts of interest to the leak of Sue Gray’s salary.

In part two, our Chief Political Correspondent, Rachael Burford, explains why Europe’s largest commercial radio company, Global Radio, are taking Westminster council to court over Leicester Square buskers in a first of its kind case.

You can listen to the full episode in the player above, find us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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