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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham

Boris Johnson backs plans to close ticket offices as fresh rail strike talks loom

A near-deserted commuter train at Peterborough, England, during the 23 June strike.
A near-deserted commuter train at Peterborough, England, during the 23 June strike. Photograph: Martin Pope/Getty Images

Talks were set to resume on Monday between the RMT and rail bosses, with the union’s national executive committee mulling further strike dates as the prime minister backed plans to close ticket offices.

Services started returning to normal after a later start on Sunday due to the last of three 24-hour national strikes by workers at Network Rail and 13 train operating companies on Saturday.

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