good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a deal which promised to resolve one of the country s longest and most damaging rail strikes on the country s largest rail franchise has collapsed, raising the prospect of further industrial action. train drivers, who are members of the trade union aslef, had been balloted about operating trains without a guard or onboard supervisor under certain circumstances. the proposed deal had been condemned as a shocking betrayal by the trade union that represents conductors, the rmt, who began the industrial action last april. their train driving colleagues have now rejected the deal, with 54% voting against it. aslef says it will respect the ballot of its members. southern‘s parent company, govia thameslink railway, has reacted to the aslef vote. in a statement, they have said: ‘naturally, we re saddened and hugely disappointed, as will be our passengers, with today s decision by drivers, particularly as the agreement carried the full
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