Brandon Lewis criticised for using train driver salaries in strike interview day after Johnson did same thing
Brandon Lewis said train drivers are earning between £56,000 and £70,000 - but the union that represents most of them is not on strike
Brandon Lewis has been criticised for referring to train driver’s salaries while discussing the RMT rail strike - just a day after Boris Johnson did the same thing.
The Northern Ireland secretary appeared on Sky’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme where he said train drivers were earning between £56,000 and £70,000.
He added that the dispute - which prompted industrial action on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday - is an “issue between the employer and unions” and that people want to see a resolution.
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