in the newsroom. 0bviously obviously a lot of strikes looming here, whether it is nurse s, potential teaching strikes, but the transport secretary mark harper because of his job role particularly focused on strikes coming up on the railways by the rmt union, some big events affected by that, notjust the fa cup final, but big football eventin the fa cup final, but big football event in the calendar, but here the eurovision song contest which the uk is hosting on the health of ukraine this year. the transport secretary arguing it is cynical to be targeting this event with rail strikes. reasonable pay offer was put by rmt to the reasonable pay offer was put by rmt to the members, 90% turnout, 70 perg-mac to the members, 90% turnout, 70 per6 mac percent voted in favour.
transport secretary mark harper gfx has criticised the decision of rail unions to hold strikes on the day of the eurovision song contest. speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg, he said it was especially appalling due to the role that ukraine s railways had played in resisting vladimir putin. the uk is hosting eurovision in liverpool on behalf of ukraine who won the contest last year. for more, here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. a lot of strikes looming here, whether it s nurses, potential teaching strikes, but the transport secretary, mark harper, because of his job role, particularly focused on strikes coming up in the railways by the rmt union. some big events are going to be affected by that, notjust the fa cup final, a big football event in the calendar year, but of course the eurovision song contest, which the uk is hosting on behalf of ukraine this year. and the transport secretary arguing that it s cynical to be targeting this event with rail strikes.
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