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Ticket office closures consultation set to be extended after public backlash

The head of Network Rail said an extension to the consultation would be a sign the Government and train operators ‘want to hear more from passengers’.

The Independent UK

Rail ticket office closure consultation extended after outcry from passengers

Passenger groups said the Department for Transport was ‘spooked’ by the threat of legal action from disability campaigners and mayors including Andy Burnham

Evening Standard

Rail staff threatened with disciplinary action over ‘save our ticket offices’ stickers, says RMT

Union writes to LNER, saying ‘quite disgraceful tactic’ would be ‘met with a full industrial response’

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Mick Lynch accuses Government of prolonging rail strikes ‘for political reasons’

The dispute over pay, jobs and conditions remains deadlocked after more than a year of industrial action.

Evening Standard

Fresh rail strike dampens start to summer holidays as workers stage latest walkout

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected at Gatwick and Heathrow over the coming days while officials said more than 20,000 people passed through the Port of Dover on Friday

Evening Standard

London Underground strikes called off after talks breakthrough

Action that risked bringing capital to standstill for four days halted as RMT’s Mick Lynch reveals ‘significant progress’ made

The Guardian - UK

Next week’s London underground strikes cancelled, union announces

The RMT had planned six days of strike action

The Independent UK

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‘Not just about pay’: NHS doctors say they are striking for future of profession

Hundreds of consultants and hospital dentists taking part in two days of industrial action gathered in London

The Guardian - UK

Industrial action on railways cost sector £620 million in past year – figures

The Rail Delivery Group said the strikes threatened the industry’s ‘long-term sustainability’.

The Independent UK

Strike by NHS consultants is last-ditch attempt to save profession, says BMA

BMA consultants committee chair Dr Vishal Sharma told a rally at the BMA’s headquarters in London: ‘We have taken a stand and said enough is enough.’

The Independent UK

Hopes for breakthrough on Tube strikes as national rail action goes ahead

Negotiations resume as staff walkout over pay and redundancies impacts rail services

Evening Standard

Voters head to polls in three byelections seen as test of Rishi Sunak’s premiership – as it happened

Voters are picking new MPs in the constituencies of Somerton and Frome, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Selby and Ainsty

The Guardian - UK

RMT boss hits back at sister union as row over train strikes escalates

Mick Lynch’s comments came afterThe Independent revealed a growing row between two of Britain’s largest rail unions

The Independent UK

Train strikes: London commuters face more disruption as new RMT strike hits railways

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are walking out on Thursday while drivers in Aslef continue a week-long overtime ban

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The Independent UK

Tony Blair says BBC should ‘stand up for itself’ as staff warned against ‘damaging’ Huw Edwards gossip

Polling suggests majority of public want presenter to return if cleared of wrongdoing, as union boss Mick Lynch labels British press ‘a disgrace’

The Guardian - UK

RMT leader says government has not contacted him since January

RMT leader downplays prospects of a resolution to dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

The Independent UK

RMT boss Mick Lynch ‘has not met Government minister since January’

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will strike on July 20, 22 and 29.

Evening Standard

RMT boss Mick Lynch ‘has not met Government minister since January’ ahead of crippling strikes

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will strike on July 20, 22 and 29

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The Independent UK

Starmer says he’s happy to be branded a ‘fiscal conservative’ as he refuses to commit to greater public spending

Labour leader angers left by saying he will keep two-child benefit cap – but says he is happy to ‘ruffle feathers’

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer 'has to show he's on the side of working people', says Mick Lynch

LABOUR leader Keir Starmer has “got to show he’s on the side of working people”, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has said.

The Independent UK

Campaign against rail ticket office closures stepped up

The RMT union has signalled events on Thursday as well as a rally outside Kings Cross in London.

The Independent UK

Train strikes 2023: Everything you need to know about July and August rail industrial action

London Underground strike is sandwiched between two of the national walk-outs called by the RMT union

The Independent UK

Tube strike: London Underground workers announce six-days of industrial action

London Underground workers will strike for a week from July 23

The Independent UK

Tube strike: London Underground workers announce six-days of industrial action

London Underground workers will strike for a week from July 23

Daily Mirror

Railway ticket offices plan is 'a direct attack' on our society as unions blast plans

RMT and CWU chiefs pen joint article savaging review of train station facility that could see closure of ticket offices at transport hubs across the country

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