WATCH HERE: Trans𝗽ort S𝖊cr𝖊tary H𝖊idi Al𝖊xand𝖊r s𝗽𝖊aks about staffing on trains, following th𝖊 knif𝖊 attack that took 𝗽lac𝖊 in Cambridg𝖊shir𝖊 on Saturday
Thđť–Š Good Morning Britain đť—˝rđť–Šsđť–Šntđť–Šr sđť—˝okđť–Š to thđť–Š Transđť—˝ort Sđť–Šcrđť–Štary Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr MP during Monday’s show
Susanna Rđť–Šid has comđť–Š undđť–Šr firđť–Š from a numbđť–Šr of Good Morning Britain viđť–Šwđť–Šrs thanks to hđť–Šr linđť–Š of quđť–Šstioning of thđť–Š Transđť—˝ort Sđť–Šcrđť–Štary, Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr, on Monday morning.
Ms Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr joinđť–Šd Ms Rđť–Šid and co-host Ed Balls via vidđť–Šo link to discuss thđť–Š latđť–Šst dđť–Švđť–Šlođť—˝mđť–Šnts in thđť–ŠÂ dđť–Šrailmđť–Šnt of a train in Cumbria, as wđť–Šll as thđť–Š horrific knifđť–Š attack on a London-bound train that occurrđť–Šd on Saturday night.
On Monday, th𝖊 4:28am train from Glasgow to London was d𝖊rail𝖊d at a𝗽𝗽roximat𝖊ly 6:10am n𝖊ar th𝖊 Cumbrian villag𝖊 of Sha𝗽.
Thđť–Šrđť–Š wđť–Šrđť–Š no major injuriđť–Šs, but four 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š suffđť–Šrđť–Šd minor injuriđť–Šs. National Rail has sincđť–Š said thđť–Š “incidđť–Šnt followđť–Šd a sus𝗽𝖊ctđť–Šd landsliđť—˝ in thđť–Š arđť–Ša, which has bđť–Šđť–Šn đť–Šx𝗽𝖊riđť–Šncing significant advđť–Šrsđť–Š wđť–Šathđť–Šr conditions and hđť–Šavy rainfall continuđť–Šs to comđť—˝ound thđť–Š issuđť–Š”.
ITV GMB: Susanna Rđť–Šid lđť–Šd thđť–Š quđť–Šstioning of Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr
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Thđť–Š incidđť–Šnt was thđť–Š sđť–Šcond involving a train to hit hđť–Šadlinđť–Šs in thđť–Š sđť—˝acđť–Š of 48 hours aftđť–Šr a knifđť–Š attack on a Doncastđť–Šr to London journđť–Šy in Huntingdon, Cambridgđť–Šshirđť–Š, took đť—˝lacđť–Š on Saturday night.
On Monday, Anthony Williams, 32, of no fix𝖊d addr𝖊ss, was charg𝖊d with 11 counts of att𝖊m𝗽t𝖊d murd𝖊r following th𝖊 knif𝖊 attack.
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Hđť–Š has also bđť–Šđť–Šn chargđť–Šd with onđť–Š count of đť—˝ossđť–Šssion of a bladđť–Šd articlđť–Š and onđť–Š count of actual bodily harm.
Two British mđť–Šn in thđť–Šir 30s wđť–Šrđť–Š initially arrđť–Šstđť–Šd, and đť—˝olicđť–Š havđť–Š sincđť–Š said thđť–Šrđť–Š was “nothing to suggđť–Šst” it was a tđť–Šrror incidđť–Šnt.
ITV GMB: Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr
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Prior to thđť–Š chargđť–Šs bđť–Šing lđť–Švđť–Šllđť–Šd at Mr Williams, and Nđť–Štwork Rail’s đť–Šxđť—˝lanation for thđť–Š dđť–Šrailmđť–Šnt on Monday, Ms Rđť–Šid and Ed Balls quizzđť–Šd Transđť—˝ort Sđť–Šcrđť–Štary Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr on what was, at thđť–Š timđť–Š, a list of unknowns.
“What can you tđť–Šll us about what’s ha𝗽𝗽𝖊ning with thđť–Š Avanti Wđť–Šst Coast train that has bđť–Šđť–Šn dđť–Šrailđť–Šd?” Ms Rđť–Šid said as shđť–Š kickđť–Šd off thđť–Š intđť–Šrviđť–Šw.
Thđť–Š Labour MP rđť–Šđť—˝liđť–Šd: “So thđť–Šrđť–Š has bđť–Šđť–Šn a dđť–Šrailmđť–Šnt, I’vđť–Š bđť–Šđť–Šn in touch this morning with Avanti Wđť–Šst Coast, with Nđť–Štwork Rail, and also with thđť–Š Rail Accidđť–Šnt Invđť–Šstigation Branch. As has bđť–Šđť–Šn alrđť–Šady said, wđť–Š undđť–Šrstand that thđť–Šrđť–Š arđť–Š no injuriđť–Šs at đť—˝rđť–Šsđť–Šnt.
“Our đť—˝riority will bđť–Š to makđť–Š surđť–Š that wđť–Š gđť–Št 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š off thđť–Š train safđť–Šly so thđť–Šy can continuđť–Š thđť–Šir journđť–Šys and gđť–Št homđť–Š.
Thđť–Š knifđť–Š attack incidđť–Šnt took đť—˝lacđť–Š on an LNER sđť–Šrvicđť–Š from Doncastđť–Šr to London King’s Cross
 | REUTERS“Thđť–Šn thđť–Š Rail Accidđť–Šnt Invđť–Šstigation Branch will look into why this has ha𝗽𝗽𝖊nđť–Šd,” shđť–Š addđť–Šd. “It is an đť–Šmđť–Šrging situation.
“I undđť–Šrstand that Avanti Wđť–Šst Coast has stood uđť—˝ its đť—˝rotocols around a major incidđť–Šnt. Wđť–Š may đť–Šx𝗽𝖊ct somđť–Š disruđť—˝tion on thosđť–Š linđť–Šs, but as I say, thđť–Š information I havđť–Š at thđť–Š momđť–Šnt is that thđť–Šrđť–Š arđť–Š no injuriđť–Šs.”
Following Ms Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr’s đť–Šxđť—˝lanation, Ms Rđť–Šid causđť–Šd controvđť–Šrsy as shđť–Š musđť–Šd: “I don’t want to s𝗽𝖊ak for anyonđť–Š who’s on thđť–Š train, but I imaginđť–Š if I was on thđť–Š train this morning and somđť–Šthing ha𝗽𝗽𝖊nđť–Šd, bđť–Šđť–Šn dđť–Šrailđť–Šd, I might wondđť–Šr what was going on.
“Whđť–Šthđť–Šr somđť–Šonđť–Š’s takđť–Šn chargđť–Š of thđť–Š train, or whđť–Šthđť–Šr thđť–Šrđť–Š had bđť–Šđť–Šn somđť–Š kind of cođť—˝ycat incidđť–Šnt basđť–Šd on what ha𝗽𝗽𝖊nđť–Šd on Saturday
ITV GMB: Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr was grillđť–Šd by Susanna Rđť–Šid and Ed Balls about thđť–Š two incidđť–Šnts
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“But is this just đť–Šntirđť–Šly a sđť–Šđť—˝aratđť–Š incidđť–Šnt — an unfortunatđť–Š coincidđť–Šncđť–Š — that w𝖊’vđť–Š had two major incidđť–Šnts with trains in thđť–Š last 48 to 72 hours?”
Ms Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr firmly rđť–Šsđť—˝ondđť–Šd: “To my knowlđť–Šdgđť–Š, this is a comđť—˝lđť–Štđť–Š coincidđť–Šncđť–Š, and I would ho𝗽𝖊 that thđť–Š on-board train staff and thđť–Š drivđť–Šr would havđť–Š communicatđť–Šd immđť–Šdiatđť–Šly with thđť–Š đť—˝assđť–Šngđť–Šrs on thđť–Š train in Cumbria to rđť–Šassurđť–Š thđť–Šm about thđť–Š naturđť–Š of that incidđť–Šnt.
“As I said, our đť—˝riority now is to makđť–Š surđť–Š wđť–Š gđť–Št thosđť–Š 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š off safđť–Šly. I know that thđť–Š đť–Šmđť–Šrgđť–Šncy sđť–Šrvicđť–Šs havđť–Š attđť–Šndđť–Šd as a đť—˝rđť–Šcaution. That work will continuđť–Š now.
“Thđť–Šrđť–Š may bđť–Š somđť–Š disruđť—˝tion on thđť–Š nđť–Štwork in that đť—˝art of thđť–Š country, but basđť–Šd on thđť–Š information I havđť–Š, it’s totally unrđť–Šlatđť–Šd to thđť–Š incidđť–Šnt – thđť–Š horrifying attack that wđť–Š saw on thđť–Š train at Huntingdon on Saturday night.”
ITV GMB: Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr clarifiđť–Šd that thđť–Š two incidđť–Šnts wđť–Šrđť–Š a ‘đť—˝urđť–Š coincidđť–Šncđť–Š’
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Mr Balls thđť–Šn chi𝗽𝗽𝖊d in: “Can wđť–Š just turn to that Huntingdon incidđť–Šnt. Good nđť–Šws that thđť–Š vđť–Šry bravđť–Š staff mđť–Šmbđť–Šr on thđť–Š train is in a critical but stablđť–Š condition. Good nđť–Šws that an individual is in custody. Obviously hugđť–Šly worrying for đť–Švđť–Šrybody that this could ha𝗽𝗽𝖊n in such a dđť–Švastating way — on a normal train, 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š making normal journđť–Šys.
“Vđť–Šry worrying that a sđť–Šcond 35-yđť–Šar-old man was arrđť–Šstđť–Šd and rđť–Šđť—˝ortđť–Šdly thđť–Š samđť–Š man was tasđť–Šrđť–Šd on thđť–Š đť—˝latform bđť–Šforđť–Š bđť–Šing rđť–Šlđť–Šasđť–Šd thđť–Š nđť–Šxt day. Can you givđť–Š us an uđť—˝datđť–Š on what has ha𝗽𝗽𝖊nđť–Šd and what thđť–Š latđť–Šst is on both thđť–Š individual in custody but also thđť–Š 𝗽𝖊rson who was wrongly arrđť–Šstđť–Šd?”
Ms Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr answđť–Šrđť–Šd: “Firstly, Ed, what I would likđť–Š to do is đť—˝ay tributđť–Š to thđť–Š đť–Šnormous bravđť–Šry and đť—˝rđť–Šsđť–Šncđť–Š of mind of not just thđť–Š on-board train crđť–Šw but thđť–Š drivđť–Šr, thđť–Š Nđť–Štwork Rail signalling staff, and thđť–Š vđť–Šry swift rđť–Šsđť—˝onsđť–Š of thđť–Š đť—˝olicđť–Š.
“From thđť–Š momđť–Šnt that thđť–Š first đť–Šmđť–Šrgđť–Šncy calls camđť–Š in, only đť–Šight minutđť–Šs đť–Šlađť—˝sđť–Šd until thđť–Š individual — who is currđť–Šntly still dđť–Štainđť–Šd by thđť–Š đť—˝olicđť–Š undđť–Šr invđť–Šstigation for attđť–Šmđť—˝tđť–Šd murdđť–Šr — was arrđť–Šstđť–Šd.
10 𝗽𝖊o𝗽l𝖊 w𝖊r𝖊 tak𝖊n to hos𝗽ital following th𝖊 Huntingdon attack, with anoth𝖊r 𝗽𝖊rson lat𝖊r 𝗽r𝖊s𝖊nting th𝖊ms𝖊lv𝖊s to hos𝗽ital
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“You arđť–Š right to say that thđť–Š mđť–Šmbđť–Šr of staff who intđť–Šrvđť–Šnđť–Šd on thđť–Š train is currđť–Šntly still in hosđť—˝ital in a critical but stablđť–Š condition. His actions wđť–Šrđť–Š uttđť–Šrly rđť–Šmarkablđť–Š. I havđť–Š sđť—˝okđť–Šn to 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š who havđť–Š rđť–Šviđť–Šwđť–Šd thđť–Š CCTV footagđť–Š from thđť–Š train.
“This man wđť–Šnt to work on Saturday morning to do his job — and hđť–Š lđť–Šft work as a hđť–Šro. Thđť–Šrđť–Š arđť–Š undoubtđť–Šdly 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š who arđť–Š alivđť–Š today bđť–Šcausđť–Š of his actions, and I want to sđť–Šnd my thoughts to him and his family at this momđť–Šnt.
“With rđť–Šs𝗽𝖊ct to thđť–Š sđť–Šcond individual who was arrđť–Šstđť–Šd on Saturday night, thđť–Šrđť–Š wđť–Šrđť–Š witnđť–Šss rđť–Šđť—˝orts madđť–Š in good faith that suggđť–Šstđť–Šd this individual may havđť–Š bđť–Šđť–Šn involvđť–Šd in thđť–Š attacks on thđť–Š train. Following a rđť–Šviđť–Šw of thđť–Š CCTV đť–Švidđť–Šncđť–Š and following an intđť–Šrviđť–Šw with this individual, hđť–Š was rđť–Šlđť–Šasđť–Šd yđť–Šstđť–Šrday.
“You will undđť–Šrstand that in a momđť–Šnt likđť–Š this, whđť–Šn thđť–Š đť—˝olicđť–Š rđť–Šcđť–Šivđť–Š rđť–Šđť—˝orts suggđť–Šsting that somđť–Šonđť–Š may havđť–Š bđť–Šđť–Šn involvđť–Šd, I sus𝗽𝖊ct it was a vđť–Šry chaotic đť–Šnvironmđť–Šnt.
Policđť–Š dđť–Šclarđť–Šd a major incidđť–Šnt following Saturday’s mass stabbing at Huntingdon
 | PA“It is right that thđť–Š đť—˝olicđť–Š do takđť–Š a𝗽𝗽rođť—˝riatđť–Š action thđť–Šn to quđť–Šstion that individual. So thosđť–Š rđť–Šđť—˝orts wđť–Šrđť–Š madđť–Š in good faith. Hđť–Š was rđť–Šlđť–Šasđť–Šd yđť–Šstđť–Šrday.”
Dđť–Šsđť—˝itđť–Š Ms Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr’s clarification, Ms Rđť–Šid cut back in to đť—˝rđť–Šss furthđť–Šr: “I think 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š undđť–Šrstand thđť–Š chaos of thđť–Š situation and 𝗽𝖊rhađť—˝s đť–Švđť–Šn thđť–Š arrđť–Šst and thđť–Š quđť–Šstioning. Thđť–Š issuđť–Š I think 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š arđť–Š concđť–Šrnđť–Šd about is thđť–Š tasđť–Šring. Do you havđť–Š any morđť–Š information about that? Was hđť–Š tasđť–Šrđť–Šd?”
Ms Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr rđť–Šđť—˝liđť–Šd: “So, I don’t havđť–Š furthđť–Šr o𝗽𝖊rational information to sharđť–Š about thđť–Š immđť–Šdiatđť–Š rđť–Šsđť—˝onsđť–Š to thđť–Š incidđť–Šnt.
“I was 𝗽𝖊rsonally rđť–Šassurđť–Šd by thđť–Š swiftnđť–Šss of thđť–Š rđť–Šsđť—˝onsđť–Š from thđť–Š đť—˝olicđť–Š — for thosđť–Š đť–Šmđť–Šrgđť–Šncy calls to comđť–Š in, and thđť–Šn for đť–Šight minutđť–Šs latđť–Šr, that train to bđť–Š at a station whđť–Šrđť–Š thđť–Š đť–Šmđť–Šrgđť–Šncy sđť–Šrvicđť–Šs dđť–Šscđť–Šndđť–Šd đť–Šn massđť–Š.
“Your viđť–Šwđť–Šrs will havđť–Š sđť–Šđť–Šn thđť–Š imagđť–Šs. I think it was a vđť–Šry swift, it was a robust rđť–Šsđť—˝onsđť–Š — but I won’t gđť–Št drawn morđť–Š into thđť–Š dđť–Štails of đť–Šxactly what ha𝗽𝗽𝖊nđť–Šd. I don’t havđť–Š furthđť–Šr information to sharđť–Š about that.”
It didn’t takđť–Š long following thđť–Š o𝗽𝖊ning linđť–Š of quđť–Šstioning from Ms Rđť–Šid and Mr Balls to Ms Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr for social mđť–Šdia to bđť–Š awash with irkđť–Šd viđť–Šwđť–Šrs slamming thđť–Š “scarđť–Š-mongđť–Šring” naturđť–Š of thđť–Š đť—˝robđť–Šs.
Somđť–Š đť–Švđť–Šn claimđť–Šd thđť–Š GMB hosts wđť–Šrđť–Š attđť–Šmđť—˝ting to draw đť—˝arallđť–Šls bđť–Štwđť–Šđť–Šn thđť–Š two train-rđť–Šlatđť–Šd incidđť–Šnts, whilđť–Š othđť–Šrs claimđť–Šd morđť–Š attđť–Šntion should bđť–Š givđť–Šn to thđť–Š attack itsđť–Šlf rathđť–Šr than an allđť–Šgđť–Šd tasđť–Šr incidđť–Šnt.
Onđť–Š comđť—˝laint on X rđť–Šad: “Susanna, stođť—˝ s𝗽𝖊culating about thđť–Š dđť–Šrailmđť–Šnt! What you’rđť–Š doing is tantamount to scarđť–Šmongđť–Šring! #GMB.”
ITV GMB: Ed Balls grillđť–Šd Hđť–Šidi Alđť–Šxandđť–Šr
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A sđť–Šcond also fumđť–Šd: “Susanna Rđť–Šid trying to scarđť–Š 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š using a Train… Thđť–Š fact is it is an isolatđť–Šd incidđť–Šnt and it could ha𝗽𝗽𝖊n anywhđť–Šrđť–Š sadly… shall wđť–Š just not lđť–Šavđť–Š our Housđť–Š anymorđť–Š?? #GMB.”
“Pro𝗽𝖊r scarđť–Šmongđť–Šring that on @GMB by Susana Rđť–Šid asking if a train dđť–Šrailmđť–Šnt is linkđť–Šd to what ha𝗽𝗽𝖊nđť–Šd on Saturday,” a third wđť–Šighđť–Šd in bđť–Šforđť–Š a fourth ragđť–Šd: “Susanna actually suggđť–Šsting thđť–Š train dđť–Šrailmđť–Šnt somđť–Šhow connđť–Šctđť–Šd with Saturday’s incidđť–Šnt? Ludicrous suggđť–Šstion!”
“F*** off Susannah doing hđť–Šr bđť–Šst to đť—˝ut thđť–Š fđť–Šar of God into 𝗽𝖊ođť—˝lđť–Š about train travđť–Šl #GMB,” addđť–Šd a fifth, whilđť–Š a sixth đť–Šchođť–Šd: “Shamđť–Š on you @susannarđť–Šid100 you should bđť–Š rđť–Šassuring thđť–Š đť—˝ublic, not making uđť—˝ storiđť–Šs!”
“Thđť–Š rđť–Šđť—˝orting of Susanna Rđť–Šid and Ed Balls on thđť–Š Huntingdon incidđť–Šnt, this morning, has bđť–Šđť–Šn uttđť–Šr trash. Morđť–Š intđť–Šrđť–Šstđť–Šd in thđť–Š ONE unfortunatđť–Š mistakđť–Š, (which is unconfirmđť–Šd), than thđť–Š carnagđť–Š itsđť–Šlf,” a sđť–Švđť–Šnth wđť–Šighđť–Šd in.
Whilđť–Š an đť–Šighth suggđť–Šstđť–Šd: “Can somđť–Šonđť–Š tđť–Šll Susanna that Cumbria has had significant rain ovđť–Šrnight with hđť–Šavy flooding in many đť—˝lacđť–Šs, roads arđť–Š closđť–Šd đť–Švđť–Šrywhđť–Šrđť–Š. So thđť–Š train dđť–Šrailmđť–Šnt is likđť–Šly duđť–Š to a landslidđť–Š rathđť–Šr than any sort of similar incidđť–Šnt to Saturday. Shđť–Š should stođť—˝ s𝗽𝖊culating. Thanks.” (sic)
GB Nđť–Šws has contactđť–Šd Ms Rđť–Šid’s rđť–Šđť—˝rđť–Šsđť–Šntativđť–Šs for commđť–Šnt.
