Truss Vows Crackdown on ‘Militant’ Unions as London Transport Disrupted by Tube Strike

Truss Vows Crackdown on ‘Militant’ Unions as London Transport Disrupted by Tube Strike
British Foreign Secretary and Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss attends a campaign event at Artemis Technologies in Belfast Harbour, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Aug. 17, 2022. Clodagh Kilcoyne-Pool/Getty Images
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UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the frontrunner to become the next prime minister, has said she will not allow “militant trade unionists” to disrupt vital public services as London’s public transport network is paralysed by strike on Friday.

Services on the vast majority of Tube lines are suspended after members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) walked out over issues including jobs and pensions.