The chief executive of Network Rail, Andrew Haines has set out proposed solutions to three of the RMT’s concerns, saying that they “should be put to my staff to give them a chance to vote on it.” The RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch has said: “Our members have shown us very strongly that the offer from Network Rail is entirely unacceptable.” Report by Jonesia.
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Large parts of the country have no train services because of a fresh strike by drivers in a long-running pay dispute. Members of Aslef at Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern walked out on Friday, mounting picket lines outside stations. All five train operators said they are not running any services, with passengers urged not to attempt to travel. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Milton Keynes will be shut for four days from Good Friday for engineering works. Network Rail advises passengers to avoid travelling where possible. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has outlined the importance of the UK’s nuclear deterrent in his plan for national security, aiming to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. The commitment aligns with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s, signalling a dramatic shift from the policies of his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn. Labour hopes to direct UK defence investment to British business, and increase jobs and skills in defence. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Jeremy Corbyn joined the rally in support of Diane Abbott. Former Labour leader called the abuse that Abbott receives 'abominable, almost unbelievable'. Diane Abbott thanked residents of Hackney for 'decades of support' and urged them to ''make sure generations of young black people don't have to suffer the racism that we had to suffer''. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour will promise to deliver the biggest shake-up to rail "in a generation" by establishing the long-delayed Great British Railways (GBR) organisation and.. Sky News
Former Labour MP and crossbench peer Frank Field has died at the age of 81. He was MP for Birkenhead between 1979 and 2019, and served as welfare reform minister in the first Blair government. Although a Labour man for most of his life, he was a maverick who ploughed his own political furrow, and his death has prompted tributes from across the political spectrum. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's Angela Rayner has attacked the Conservatives for "obsessing" over her living arrangements while renters continue to face uncertainty over the.. Sky News
Emily Thornberry says ''Labour's first priority is safety'' as she pledges to increase defence spending. The shadow attorney general questions how Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is going to fund the 75 billion pounds increase in defence spending he announced yesterday. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Three people are injured and are receiving treatment after an incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford in south-west Wales.
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Rishi Sunak and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a joint press conference. Speaking today in Berlin, the prime minister confirmed the reduction in civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels would partly fund the defence spending uplift. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shares in Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, have fallen sharply after the company revealed it had raised its cost forecast for the current.. Sky News
Rishi Sunak met the Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss closer co-operation on security, trade and illegal migration.
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has sacked his shadow transport minister Sam Tarry after the Ilford South MP joined striking rail workers at a picket line at London Euston station. Report by Jonesia...
Labour’s shadow transport minister has gone against the wishes of his party leader to join striking rail workers outside London Euston station. Sir Keir Starmer had ordered Labour MPs to stay away..
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined striking RMT union rail workers at a picket outside London Euston station on Wednesday morning. Only around one in five trains will run on Wednesday, on around..