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A future Labour Government is unlikely to back 44-tonne lorries, says I ony Blair. It would threaten a fifth of rail freight traffic and add 60m lorry miles a year, he claims. •......

Transporter Drivers Threaten Strike Ballot

• Up to 50 Axial drivers whose jobs have been threatened following Volkswagen's decision to change its delivery operations to another contractor are to be balloted on strike......