Members of the drivers union Aslef at 16 train operators in England are on strike on Saturday, and then again on Wednesday.
Train drivers are striking on the start and end dates of the Conservative Party conference for industrial, not political, reasons, Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan has said.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper told Sky News drivers were taking part in a “political strike” aimed at disrupting the conference. In a statement from the union, Mr Whelan added: “Those who have, falsely, accused us of targeting events in the past, to hide their own shortcomings, and bad faith, have inspired us to take action on these days .”
But Mr Harper told Sky News: “The strike this weekend, people can see that it is timed to coincide with the Conservative Party conference, so it is very much a political strike called by the general secretary of Aslef, who sits on the Labour Party’s national executive committee.”
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