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Network Rail to begin formal process to lay off up to 1,800 staff

RMT union told formal consultations on modernisation plans to begin on 1 July to save over £100m annually

The Guardian - UK

Just 60 per cent of trains likely to be running on Wednesday after strikes

North East was hit by national rail walkout which means most services were cancelled

Chronicle Live

How much do rail workers earn? New strikes announced for July

Around 20,000 union members across 14 rail companies will walk out for three days

Evening Standard

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Rail union boss slams Tory MP for ‘talking nonsense’ in live TV clash over train strike

‘Working people are being ripped off,’ RMT head Mick Lynch argues

The Independent UK

Are these Labour’s strikes? No, but it needs a line to take

Is Oliver Dowden, the Conservative Party chairman, right? Are these Labour’s strikes? The short answer is no. The Tories are in government, have been so for the last 12 years while the RMT isn’t even affiliated with the Labour Party, expelled as it was in 2004 for reasons you couldn’t…

Evening Standard

Misery for Renfrewshire rail commuters as strikes cripple network

Passengers turned away from Gilmour Street as station resembles a ghost town

Daily Record

Rail strike Scotland: Events and gigs that could be impacted by walkouts

The Eagles at Murrayfield and Liam Gallagher at Hampden Park could both be affected despite not taking place on the days of the strike action.

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No queues and empty halls: Eerie silence across Manchester as rail strikes bring back scenes of a not-too-distant past

Railway strikes are set to continue all week, with reduced services today, (June 21), Thursday June 23 and Saturday June 25

Manchester Evening News

Rail strikes in Scotland 'could last months' as SNP demands UK Government takes action

The last train from Euston to Glasgow left at 1.30pm with most lines across Scotland seeing no passenger services at all on Tuesday.

Daily Record

Train journey planner website crashes as millions suffer travel chaos and surge in road traffic amid rail strike

Only a fifth of trains are operating today (June 21) and half of all lines are closed

Chronicle Live

The Northern Agenda: Deserted stations and busy picket lines as rail strike grips North

Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds stations all eerily quiet

Liverpool Echo

‘More pigeons than people’: Empty train stations across the UK as rail strike cripples services

Deserted platforms and packed double-deckers on the first day of train strike

The Independent UK

Brits stand with struggling rail staff on largest strike in 33 years despite delays

Passengers and rail staff have stood in solidarity with struggling workers on strike as they protest stagnating pay and threats to their jobs and pensions

Daily Mirror

Striking Tube workers insist shutting Underground is not driven by pay

Daniel Randall, assistant chair of the RMT Bakerloo branch, emphasised the Tube strike - unlike the national rail strike - was not about pay

Evening Standard

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Daily Record

Halfords offers commuters e-bikes for free to get to work during rail strike

Commuters with a valid season ticket will be able to take up the offer during the three days of strike action this week.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer is right not to dance to Tory tunes over strikes. He must find a tune of his own

Labour cannot fall into No 10’s trap and lose public support, but sitting on the fence is a losing strategy, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps is ‘a snake-oil salesman,’ says union boss

Eddie Dempsey hinted at a warm relationship with employers, saying management are conducting themselves ‘with grace’

Nottingham Post

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley accused of talking 'twaddle' over rail strike

Mick Lynch was live from the picket line at London Euston Station

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Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: Minister tells Manchester its HS2 plans would cost 'absolutely crazy money'

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Evening Standard

Strike? What strike? Top Tories attend ball with Abba tribute night before walkout

Conservative ministers were on Tuesday criticised for attending a lavish summer ball the night before Britain was hit by the rail strikes.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson pits rail strike workers against public and says Brits can't have pay rise

The rail strike was the top of the agenda in Boris Johnson's Cabinet meeting as he said workers were “aggravating” the nation’s teenagers, workers and pensioners - and rebuffed calls for a proper pay rise this year, leading to fears of a Summer of Discontent

The Guardian - UK

Labour frontbenchers defy Keir Starmer and join rail strike pickets

Leaked memo said ‘Labour must show leadership’ and ‘PPSs should not be on picket lines’

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner backs rail strike, saying ‘Workers have been left with no choice’

Labour’s deputy leader voices support as Keir Starmer is accused of ‘hiding’ from the dispute

Bristol Post

Rail strikes: Bristol reacts as staff form picket line around Temple Meads Station

"The Government cannot force redundancy and refuse holidays and decent working hours"

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool sends important message to rail workers as strike action begins

Members of the public, politicians and fellow workers came out to back rail workers as they walked out in national action today

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