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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil

Transport Secretary Mark Harper: We won’t blink first in stand-off with rail, NHS and other unions

Transport Secretary Mark Harper arguing that giving in to unions would not be in the public’s interests

(Picture: PA Wire)

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the Government would not blink first in the stand-off with unions striking on the railways, the NHS and other sectors.

He defended the Government’s stance against bigger pay rises being demanded by unions as being in the wider public interest.

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