'˜Whole charade shows Southern's disregard for Uckfield rail passengers' says MP

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Wealden's MP has criticised Southern as Uckfield faces being cut off again if a 48-hour rail strike goes ahead later this week.

No trains or rail-replacement bus services ran from the station during the RMT union’s last walkout in August and afterwards MP Nus Ghani wrote to rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and raised her concerns with Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

The RMT has been locked in a bitter dispute with GTR for months over proposals to change the roles of conductors to on-board supervisors, with drivers operating the doors instead.