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The Mancunian Way: Occasional sinister elves

Are the Birmingham Christmas Markets really better than Manchester’s? PLUS Tourist tax AND Winter travel chaos ahead

Manchester Evening News

Northern issues 'do not travel' rail warning next week due to 'major disruption' amid RMT strikes

Anyone who must travel has been warned to 'expect severe disruption' and is urged to check whether their journey is affected by the strikes

Chronicle Live

Mick Lynch: government is deliberately ensuring rail strikes go ahead

RMT union leader says Department for Transport inserted bitterly opposed driver-only clause at last moment

The Guardian - UK

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Rail strike threatens Stirling commuters over Christmas period in ongoing dispute

The strike dates have been extended through the Christmas period.

Daily Record

Train strikes dispute 'will be indefinite' if Tories refuse to back down, says Mick Lynch

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch warned the union will 'go down' over the issue of driver-only trains as he accused the Tories of trying to make organised workers the 'enemy of this country'

Daily Mirror

Rail strikes could go on ‘indefinitely’, warns union boss Mick Lynch

Demand for driver-only operation of trains ‘could block any resolution of dispute’

The Independent UK

Rail strikes could last ‘indefinitely’, warns RMT leader Mick Lynch

Union prepared to ‘fight to the end’ opposing Government wish for driver-only trains

Evening Standard

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Pubs and restaurants fear spate of Christmas party cancellations due to strikes

Rail strikes are planned for several dates in December

Manchester Evening News

Series of strike action looms in Perth and Kinross in the run up to Christmas and New Year

Rail, postal and teaching staff members are staging walkouts with one local MSP urging a resolution from managements to the pay and conditions disputes

Daily Record

Train company warns customers 'do not travel' as RMT strikes next week mean Christmas travel chaos

It is not just domestic travel that faces disruption - Border Force officials are also planning to strike which could mean travel abroad could also be impacted

Wales Online

Tube strikes: RMT members vote for six more months of walkouts set to pile on travel misery

94 per cent of RMT members on London Underground want to continue action on jobs and pensions

Evening Standard

Northern issues 'do not travel warning' over planned rail strikes

A new national timetable also comes into force on Sunday

Manchester Evening News

How can I travel for my Christmas getaway?

Industrial action will affect many modes of transport over the festive period.

The Independent UK

Train strikes to go ahead next week as solution 'further away after Tory intervention'

Train firms made clear they will not propose a new deal, said the RMT - which has rejected a rise of 4% this year and next year as Network Rail workers - who are voting on a separate offer - are set to walk out on the same dates

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Christmas travel misery now looms in skies as well as on railways and roads

Britain facing deepening winter of discontent as Border Force staff became latest workers to announce strikes

The Independent UK

Union leader urges troops not to ‘strike break’ ahead of airports walkout

Call comes as TUC boss demands ‘meaningful’ talks on pay with chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Evening Standard

Train strikes: RMT says dispute resolution ‘further away’ as union ‘ruin Christmas for millions’

But Network Rail’s boss says union has ‘deliberately chosen to try and ruin Christmas for millions of passengers and businesses’

The National (Scotland)

New SNP Westminster chief urged to reaffirm support for trade unions

THE Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has called on new SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and his colleagues to “reaffirm their support for…

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The Independent UK

Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans

‘If they go ahead with those strikes there will be undeniable, serious disruption caused to many thousands of people who have holiday plans’ – home secretary, Suella Braverman

Daily Mirror

Tory rail chief dodges questions over 'scuppering' deal to stop pre-Christmas strikes

The Transport Secretary Mark Harper also called on unions to 'call off' the strikes - starting next week - which he said are 'so damaging to individuals and businesses across a whole range of sectors'

The Guardian - UK

Train drivers ‘in it for the long haul’ as they vote to continue strikes

Transport secretary refuses to deny reports government stipulation may have scuppered pay deal

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Taxpayers ‘paid £300k per rail worker’ during Covid, says transport secretary

Mark Harper said only 80% of passengers have returned to the railway, while the RMT union claims the figure is 99%

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says Michelle Mone has lost Conservative whip ‘by default’ – as it happened

In taking leave of absence from Lords over PPE contracts allegations, Mone no longer a Tory peer, says PM’s spokesperson

The Independent UK

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Every date in December and January 2023

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

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