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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Alan Jones

Rail strike to go ahead as Shapps accused of ‘wrecking’ negotiations

Passengers at Euston station in London (James Manning/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

A fresh strike by rail workers will go ahead on Thursday after the union at the centre of a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions accused the Transport Secretary of “wrecking” negotiations.

Talks were held on Wednesday between the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Network Rail and rail operators in a bid to break the deadlocked row.

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