Related: Mick Lynch says government is ‘doing nothing’ about £2bn cuts to railway system
The RMT secretary-general has claimed that the transport secretary is “not telling the truth” after he denied the government is “blocking a settlement” with union chiefs.
Millions of rail passengers will face fresh travel disruption in the coming days as the dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continues.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators will stage two 48-hour walkouts from Tuesday and Friday, while drivers in the Aslef union will strike on Thursday.
“We had a document with the train operating companies that did not include driver-only operation. It was taken away for approval in Whitehall at the DfT and they inserted about eight or nine bullet points that completely undermined the negotiations,” Mick Lynch told Sky News.
“That was a direct intervention from government ministers. We know…
