Ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the PM will argue that rail unions are 'harming the very people they claim to be helping' and will call for a 'sensible compromise'
were held until Monday afternoon, but remained unresolved - with both sides blaming each other for the lack of a breakthrough.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the dispute could drag on for months, adding:"It is clear that the Tory government, after slashing £4bn of funding from National Rail and Transport for London, has now actively prevented a settlement to this dispute. "At the behest of the government, companies are also seeking to implement thousands of job cuts and have failed to give any guarantee against compulsory redundancies."The prime minister is expected to accuse unions of"driving away commuters who ultimately support the jobs of rail workers" while hitting businesses across the country.
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