Cuts cost lives, RMT warns MPs
RAILWAY cuts cost lives, workers in the industry told MPs today.
A lobby of parliament organised by transport union RMT warned that rail safety was at risk because of cuts planned by Network Rail, the owner of the track infrastructure.
More than a dozen Labour and independent left MPs attended the pre-lobby rally and heard of Network Rail’s plans to reduce cash spent on railway renewal by £1.2 billion over the next five years.
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