Transport Secretary brands rail strike 'a huge mistake' by RMT union.

Transport Secretary brands rail strike 'a huge mistake' by RMT union.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told Sky News that the upcoming rail strike is "a huge mistake" by the the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT).

Mr Shapps also told Sophy Ridge that plans for the union to meet the Government at the eleventh hour is "a stunt".

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