LIVE | Sánchez's Government approves aid for families affected by the Toledo accident: latest news on Minister Puente's appearance in Congress and the reactions of PP, PSOE, Vox and Frente Amplio in the pre-campaign
Latest news on the train accident in Urda (Toledo). The Government will approve this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers a royal decree of economic aid for those affected, while Minister Óscar Puente will appear this afternoon before the Permanent Deputation of Congress after the tragic train crash. All of this framed within an electoral pre-campaign strongly marked by political reactions and demands for accountability after the accident.
Fatigue control protocols for Adif railway personnel
Another measure indicated by Minister Puente is the improvement of the working conditions of Adif controllers. As detailed by the head of Transport, this will require the modification of article 38 of the Circulation and Safety Regulations to adapt the development of traffic regulators' breaks to moments of greater operational demand.
Cross-validation: there will be a second controller who will supervise each order from the train drivers in Adif's control centers
Another of the measures announced by Minister Óscar Puente is directly related to the modification of railway traffic management protocols. In this regard, he has reported the mandatory incorporation of a second Adif controller to collegially validate decisions made in control centers when failures occur in automatic block assistance systems, such as LZB or ERTMS.
Puente announces reduction of train frequencies on the Madrid-Seville line
The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has announced a package of technical and operational measures for the Madrid-Seville high-speed line.
Among the decisions adopted, the temporary reduction in train frequencies (Madrid-Seville) stands out until the ERTMS Level 2 security system is fully operational, whose definitive implementation is scheduled for early 2027.
Likewise, he reported that Adif will install new software in the control centers supported by artificial intelligence to reinforce the supervision and management of the circulation system.
The Minister of Transport confirms direct aid to the victims of Urda
Óscar Puente, Minister of Transport, announces a decree-law with direct aid to the victims affected by the train accident in Urda (Toledo).
"The aid scheme is the same as the one articulated in Adamuz and we are going to provide it with an amount of 30 million euros," he said.
Irene Montero assures that the "gratuitous violence" seen in the eviction of the Sol encampment "never" is seen against "Vito Quiles or against Núcleo Nacional"
The Podemos candidate has spoken out after the "gratuitous violence" recorded during the eviction of the Sol encampment this Tuesday.
"Why that gratuitous violence that we always see in the same direction: against encampments, against strikes, against teachers who are fighting, early childhood educators. We never see that violence against Vito Quiles, against Núcleo Nacional, against the criminals in suits and ties who are making billions in profits while people can't make ends meet," she stated.
Irene Montero responds to Feijóo: the strike is "a fundamental right"
The leader of Podemos, Irene Montero, has responded to Feijóo's request to reconsider the general strike on November 11: it is "a fundamental right."
Abascal will not attend the State funeral for the Toledo accident
The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has explained the reasons why he will not attend the state funeral for the Toledo accident.
"Sánchez convenes it. I try to put myself in the shoes of those families and, frankly, the last thing they want is to see politicians around. What they want is to be able to say goodbye to their relatives without spectacles and without people going to take a photo," he said in an interview on 'El programa de AR'.
Abascal joins PP's request to cancel the strike and addresses UGT and CCOO, assuring them that maintaining it "makes no sense"
Santiago Abascal, leader of Vox, has assured that maintaining the strike "makes no sense" and has told the UGT that it would be a "disgrace to do so". In this way, he joins Feijóo's request to cancel the strike due to the railway accident in Toledo.
"They should have a minimum of shame," added the Vox leader, who warned that if the convening unions "do not have it," his party "will take note if there is a change of cycle in Spain" after the general elections.
Ada Colau has demanded that Minister Óscar Puente clarify what will happen with the AVE line connecting Madrid and Barcelona
The candidate of the Broad Front for the general elections, Ada Colau, has criticized the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, for having raised the possibility of closing the AVE line that connects Madrid and Barcelona.
Colau has demanded the resignation of the head of the portfolio from the Government, not for direct "culpabilities" in the accident, but to assume the necessary "political responsibilities" given the seriousness of what happened in Urda.
Feijóo assures that it would be "a serious mistake" to maintain the general strike, after the accident in Toledo
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the PP and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, has asked to “reconsider” the general strike called for November 11. The popular leader has pointed out that, if before the call was already “incomprehensible,” after the tragic train accident in Toledo it becomes “a serious mistake.”
“And that is why I want to address the unions directly. Reconsider that strike called against the opposition, as confirmed by the campaign director of the Socialist Party. Before it was incomprehensible. 69 deaths later it is a serious mistake,” he stated.