‘It’s not too late.’ Boris Johnson has made a last-ditch appeal to transport unions to call off strikes as millions of Brits brace for chaos.
has made a last-ditch appeal to transport unions to call off strikes as millions of Brits brace for chaos.
He has named walkouts ‘an act of self-harm for rail workers’, after they announced dramatic action in a row over pay, job cuts and work conditions. Speaking to The Evening Standard, the PM reminded people that it is Britain’s ‘first full summer in two years where we face no restrictions’ following Covid lockdowns.
‘And it is for this reason that it is not too late for unions to stay at the table and call off these strikes.
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