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At around 12.30pm, after PMQs, Suella Braverman, the home secretary, will make a statement about the small boats incident in the Channel, the Commons authorities have announced.
The Jonathan Gullis 10-minute rule bill (see 9.30am) will come after the Braverman statement is over, at around 1.30pm.
It is up to the unions to decide if they want to improve services, for the good of passengers and the wider economy in the North.
Today, the RMT are on strike across the country again, disrupting services and driving passengers away from the railway. In my meeting with the mayors, we all agreed on the need for a reliable railway seven days a week. That means not having fragile rest day working agreements and breaking the railway’s dependence on rest day working altogether. No modern and successful business relies on the goodwill of its staff to deliver for its customers in the evening and at the weekend.
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