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| How have you been affected by the Southern train drivers strike? How have you been affected by the Southern train drivers strike? | |
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| Hundreds of thousands of commuters have been affected as trains run by Southern came to a halt on Tuesday morning. | Hundreds of thousands of commuters have been affected as trains run by Southern came to a halt on Tuesday morning. |
| Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, told BBC News that the drivers’ strike was “palpable nonsense” and that “militant” unions were trying to bring the rail network to its knees. | Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, told BBC News that the drivers’ strike was “palpable nonsense” and that “militant” unions were trying to bring the rail network to its knees. |
| Grayling’s letter incensed union leaders. Mick Whelan, the general secretary of Aslef, said Grayling was “being less than honest on all counts” and accused him of selectively quoting “a private meeting I had with him, held in good faith under Chatham House rules”. | Grayling’s letter incensed union leaders. Mick Whelan, the general secretary of Aslef, said Grayling was “being less than honest on all counts” and accused him of selectively quoting “a private meeting I had with him, held in good faith under Chatham House rules”. |
| An Aslef spokesman said: “The secretary of state is being incredibly disingenuous, as nothing had been arranged, so there was nothing to which we could turn up.” | An Aslef spokesman said: “The secretary of state is being incredibly disingenuous, as nothing had been arranged, so there was nothing to which we could turn up.” |
| If you’ve been affected by the strike we’d like to hear from you. Are you taking alternative means to get into work are are you staying at home? If you won’t be making it into the office, what are you doing instead? Or if you’re striking, let us know why. Share your experiences, photos and videos with us and we’ll feature a selection in our reporting. | If you’ve been affected by the strike we’d like to hear from you. Are you taking alternative means to get into work are are you staying at home? If you won’t be making it into the office, what are you doing instead? Or if you’re striking, let us know why. Share your experiences, photos and videos with us and we’ll feature a selection in our reporting. |
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