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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alan Jones

UNBELIEVABLE: British transport police cuts will endanger railway staff union warns | History Defined

The RMT said the British Transport Police was facing an £8.5 million funding shortfall in 2025 (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

The biggest rail workers’ union is warning of cuts to the British Transport Police (BTP), saying they would “seriously endanger” the safety of railway staff.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said the BTP was facing an £8.5 million funding shortfall this year which it warned could result in the closure of 13 police stations and the loss of hundreds of posts.

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