RAIL unions called yesterday for £3 billion of London transport spending cuts to be reversed following the recent terrorist attacks, warning that security cannot be done on the cheap.
Aslef called for the government to “change tack” and end the “Conservative age of austerity” as they demanded additional resources for London’s transport system.
A spokesman from the union told the Star: “You cannot, or should not, try to do security on the cheap.
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