Fresh rail strikes have begun - the latest in the row between the RMT, train companies and the government. Follow our live coverage for more:
Video caption: Way forward isn't obvious says Network Rail boss Andrew HainesAndrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, calls the strikes a"dramatic escalation".
"It’s going to be deeply painful to everybody trying to use the railway, the people on strike, and the system which is struggling to recover” from the pandemic, he tells the BBC's Today programme. He accuses the RMT of rejecting"principles of reform" required to offer workers pay rises, including being able to send the right number of people to a job, rather than a fixed number."This is about making us more efficient but not at the expense of jobs," he says."We’ve got to welcome new people to the railway - people who haven’t historically considered rail as a viable option for their journey," he says.
"That means we’ve got to be attractive, reliable and safe, and we will not be doing that if we’ve got four weeks of needless disruption, particularly when there’s a good deal on the table."
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