Rail Strikes

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:38 pm on 15 June 2022.

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Photo of Louise Haigh Louise Haigh Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 2:38, 15 June 2022

My title, Madam Deputy Speaker, is the shadow Transport Secretary. If the Transport Secretary would like to put his hands up, admit failure and step aside, I would be happy to take control. The fact is that the train operating companies have not been given their negotiating mandate by their Department for Transport, so they cannot even negotiate directly with the trade unions now. The Secretary of State has responsibility and he is completely failing to show it.