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Fewer strikes under nationalised railways, Aslef leader says
Mick Whelan joins MPs outside Parliament ahead of the second reading of Labour’s railway nationalisation Bill

ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan predicted fewer train driver strikes as he joined MPs outside Parliament ahead of the second reading of Labour’s railway nationalisation Bill today.

The head of the train drivers’ union hoped that fewer “snouts in the trough” — profiteering rail franchise bosses — will see ticket fares go down alongside better investment outside of London.

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