Rail union leaders say action can continue ‘for long haul’ and say they are further from a resolution than when strikes started – live

Latest updates: Aslef leader Mick Whelan says drivers do not feel driver-only operation is safe while Mick Lynch says he will never accept its extension

Lynch says in areas where the Department for Transport has not had the final say, the RMT has beeen able to negotiate acceptable pay deals.

He claims the DfT is following an obstructive strategy that was put in place when Grant Shapps was transport secretary.

Why would you, if you’re seeking a solution to a serious industrial dispute that’s high profile, would you wait until a Sunday afternoon at four o’clock to put nine clauses into the document which weren’t in the previous version?

It’s daft. To me, it’s sabotage. They wanted these strikes to go ahead …