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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Rachael Burford,Jonathan Prynn and Ross Lydall

Train strikes: Government to hold talks with unions in bid to avoid Christmas walkout

Business leaders have called for urgent action over train strikes amid warnings that a Christmas walkout could cause a crushing £300 million blow to London’s economy.

They urged rail unions, ministers and train operators to work together and negotiate a way to avoid the “debilitating” industrial action over the festive period.

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