Transport union RMT has reacted angrily after a minister tried to shift the blame for failing track renewals away from Tory cuts and onto Network Rail.
Rail Minister Norman Baker said that Network Rail was failing to carry out regular repairs during an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
His comments followed the release of a report from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) which found Network Rail had failed to deliver on government funding plans to renew Britain's railways.
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