national assembly. the times reports on the possibility of further walk outs, with teachers and doctors unions threatening to join the strikes. so let s begin. thank you both forjoining us. geri, we will start with the guardian and the story we have been talking about, anticipating the rail strikes ahead. it says anger as ministers refused tojoin a ahead. it says anger as ministers refused to join a last minute effort to halt rail your thoughts? i refused to join a last-minute effort to halt rail your thoughts?- to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we - to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we will. to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we will | we are all hoping that we will they will get around the table and bash out a deal, but it seems extremely likely these strikes will go ahead this week and
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