Date: 26/06/2023

Ministers want rail firms to push ahead with plans that RMT union has pledged to oppose. A process to shut nearly all of Britain's railway station ticket offices could begin as early as next week, the RMT union has warned. Almost 1,000 offices are believed to be targeted for closure under government proposals to cut costs and modernise the railway, although ministers have for months shied away from spelling out the extent of the plans, in the face of concern from their own MPs as well as unions and passenger groups.

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Ministers want rail firms to push ahead with plans that RMT union has pledged to oppose

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