has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women s elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. as the conflict in ukraine continues the new head of the british army tells his troops they should be prepared to fight in europe once again . it s two hours until voting closes in the final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left wing parties. good afternoon. the transport secretary says it s not for the government to intervene to try to prevent three days of strikes on the railways this week. grant shapps dismissed calls from the rmt union to get involved in the dispute as a stunt, saying it s for the employers and unions to reach an agreement. mr shapps says the strikes would be an act of self harm . the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government wants the strikes to go ahead to sow division in society. here s our political correspondent, damian grammatic
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by the union leadership, telling you that there s no pay rise, when there is. trying to create some sort of class war, when there s none to be had. boris johnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead. they want the country to grind to a halt so they can feed off the division. also on the programme this evening. after the uk promises more heavy weapons to ukraine now the new head of the british army says troops should be prepared to fight russia in europe. france holds parliamentary elections could president macron s grip on power be weakened by the result? and swimming s world governing body votes to effectively ban transgender competitors like american lia thomas from taking part in women s races.
staff on network rail that 3,000 jobs will go. they re going to cut back on the safety regime. they ve told us that every single booking office in britain will close. labour, meanwhile, is trying to maintain a tricky balancing act. sir keir starmer doesn t want the strike to go ahead, but does he support the unions? he says the government wants a conflict. conservatives see political benefits. the strike should not go ahead but here s the truth. borisjohnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead. they want the country to grind to a halt so they can feed off the division. instead of spending their time around the negotiating table, they re designing attackers. instead of grown up conversations to take the heat out of the situation, they re pouring petrol on the fire. and labour says the government hasn t engaged in talks since march. if no agreement is reached this week, it s possible the strikes
need to do more. the strikes should not go ahead. but here s the truth, borisjohnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead. they want the country to grind to a halt so they can feed off the division. not true, says the government. but this week will see significant disruption on the railways, and there could be more to come. nick eardley, bbc news. and the biggest teaching union, the neu, has said it will ballot its members on strike action in england unless the government offers a pay rise of more than 3%. the union, which has 450,000 members, will write to the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, this week. any strike would take place in the autumn. the new head of the british army has told troops they need to prepare to fight in europe once again. in a letter addressed to all ranks and civil servants, general sir patrick sanders,