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We can't allow unions to win over rail strikes, UK deputy prime minister says

FILE PHOTO: A view shows parked trains in Basford Hall Yard, Crewe, Cheshire, Britain, June 21, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Britain's deputy prime minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday that the government couldn't allow "militant unions" to win over rail strikes, warning that their demands could lead to an inflationary spiral.

Over 40,000 rail staff walked out on the first day of Britain's biggest rail strike in 30 years on Tuesday, as millions of passengers facing days more chaos.

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