Ministers must pass a law promised in a Conservative manifesto to limit the effects of railway strikes that threaten to paralyze the network this month, a senior Tory MP said.
The party promised in 2019 to introduce a requirement for a minimum service during departure, which will stop total strikes as planned on June 21, 23 and 25.
“If that’s the case, then some trains are still running and it’s making it difficult to stop everything,” said Hugh Merriman, chairman of the transport committee. today on BBC Radio 4.
“Keep in mind that we see rail transport as a basic service; that’s why we kept him working during the key workers pandemic. If it was right, we would
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