Train passengers are undergoing another day of strike disruption as the new general secretary of the TUC called for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union should get “off the picket line and round the negotiating table” as passengers face fresh disruption from strikes, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said.
The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could lead to higher prices for passengers.
