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UK rail minister says sorry for threatening messages over Euston station concerns

UK rail minister says sorry for threatening messages over Euston station concerns



Ex-Network Rail chair Lord Hendy vowed to withhold contracts from supplier whose engineer spoke out on rail safety The rail minister Peter Hendy has apologised for emails in which he threatened to withhold contracts from a supplier whose engineer had publicly raised safety concerns about overcrowding at Euston station.Lord Hendy told an industry conference in London that the tone of his messages sent in his previous role as chair of Network Rail “fell well short of what should be expected, and for that I apologise”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/06/uk-rail-minister-peter-hendy-says-sorry-threatening-texts-over-euston-station-concerns

Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Publish date : 2024-11-06 16:15:24

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