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London will be disproportionately hit if rail strikes go ahead

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

Mark Harper admits services on the railway are not good enough

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

Jenny Gilruth told the Record train services across Scotland would be "hammered" in December unless Tory ministers could quickly resolve a dispute with Network Rail.

The RMT union leader said the Government’s failure to act was astonishing given that fresh strikes are due to start in a fortnight.

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

Widescale walkouts planned for eight dates

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January, with other industrial action adding to the chaos

I’m often the victim of a terrible misunderstanding: people who hear me talk think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, growing up in some swanky pile where we spoke French at teatime while Grandma played Bach on the harpsichord.