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Even More Revolting Tories
by New Worker correspondent
THE PRIME MINISTER is fighting off another Tory revolt as her attempts to reach an accord with Labour over Brexit stall over the details of Mrs May’s plan, which has been repeated rejected by Brexiteers on both sides of the House of Commons. Some Tory MPs want Mrs May to resign or face another move to oust her. And though current Tory rules prevent MPs from mounting a fresh challenge until December — 12 months after the last failed no confidence vote — the influential 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers is looking at rule changes to allow a speedy new vote.
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Even More Revolting Tories
On and off the Rails
by New Worker correspondent
TRANSPORT unions have won a major victory that has prevented the closure of 47 out of 51 ticket offices on the London Overground railway network. RMT claims to have been responsible for mobilising over 6,500 hostile responses to closures proposed last September by Arriva Rail London.
After the Mayor of London announced that most of the offices earmarked for closure would remain open, RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: “This is a significant victory for RMT members at the front line of the London Overground service who led the campaign to stop this ticket office carnage and jacked up the political pressure to reverse the cuts. It proves that trade union campaigning works,”
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On and off the Rails