Labour sacks shadow transport minister who defied Starmer and joined picket line July 27, 2022 Labour has sacked shadow transport minister Sam Tarry from its front bench after he defied Sir Keir Starmer’s order not to join a picket line. The disciplinary action comes as 40,000 RMT Union members at 14 unions walked out today and tomorrow over pay and conditions. A Labour Party spokesperson said the decision “isn’t about [...]
Train drivers at nine companies announce strike on 13 August July 27, 2022 Members of the union Aslef working as train drivers at nine rail operators have announced a strike on 13 August over salaries. The industrial action will impact services on Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, London Overground, Southeastern, West Midlands, Avanti West Coast and Cross Country. Workers at the first seven operators are also [...]
Production delays and China lockdown constrain Jaguar’s profits July 27, 2022 Covid-induced production delays and the impact of China’s lockdown have constrained Jaguar Land Rover’s quarterly profits. In the three months ended 30 June, the luxury marquee posted a loss before tax of £524m, despite a record 200,000 client orders. This comes on the heels of its Indian owner, Tata Motors, suffered a loss of 50 [...]
Met Office says this month was driest July since 1911 with just 25 per cent of average rainfall July 27, 2022 England has experienced its driest July since 1911 with under 25 per cent of average rainfall occurring. The Met Office made an announcement on Wednesday that there had only been 15.8mm of rain on average across the country over this month. This represents 24 per cent of the usual rainfall in England, while across [...]
Eurostar running special timetable and reduced hours due to national rail strike impact July 27, 2022 Eurostar is having to run a special timetable and reduced hours on UK rail lines as a result of national rail strikes. The route between London and the continent said its changes were announced last week, and there had been no unplanned disruption. This comes as more than 40,000 members of RMT working for Network [...]
Wizz Air cancels 10 per cent of flights as airline battles ongoing travel chaos July 27, 2022 Wizz Air has announced it will cut additional flights from its summer schedule in a bid to combat the ongoing travel chaos. Chief executive Jozsef Varadi said that cancellations will amount to 10 per cent of summer flights, up from the 5 per cent announced on 11 July. “We’ve been going through some real pain [...]
Labour shadow transport minister defies party and joins striking train workers July 27, 2022 Labour’s shadow minister for buses and local transport has defied Keir Starmer’s orders not to join picket lines for striking workers. Sam Tarry justified his decision speaking on Good Morning Britain this morning, saying: “If we don’t make a stand today, people’s lives could be lost.” This comes after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who [...]
Britain comes to a standstill: Scenes from strikes across the country July 27, 2022 Most Britons are forced to work from home today while the latest national rail strike threatens to bring the country to a standstill. More than 40,000 members of the union RMT working for Network Rail and 14 other operators walked out today in a dispute over job cuts and salaries. People took it to Twitter [...]
Rail strike reality check: Train staff halt work again while driver colleagues earn up to £73k per year July 27, 2022 Rail passengers are suffering fresh travel chaos today as 40,000 rail workers are striking, with RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 other train companies walking out over pay and job terms. Disputes in the bitter row over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions are worsening, with more strikes in the coming days, and a [...]
40,000 union rail workers walk out as travel chaos continues for Brits July 27, 2022 40,000 rail workers are striking today, as RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 other train companies walk out over pay and job terms.