Ministers urged to settle bitter dispute with workers in fresh wave of strikes

Speaking on a picket line at Euston station in London, Mick Lynch said the government "knows what it takes to move towards a settlement we can all support" - but it hasn't happened yet

A picket line outside Birmingham New Street station (

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Mick Lynch has urged ministers to come up with new proposals in a bid to settle the bitter dispute with workers as fresh strikes crippled the network today.

The RMT boss has accused No10 of not coming up with any plan to raise wages and end the misery of walkouts.

Speaking on a picket line at Euston station in London, Mr Lynch said the government 'knows what needs to be done to move towards a settlement we can all support'.

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But he added, "That hasn't happened so far. We're hoping that in the next few days they'll be offering more meetings, but right now that's just not happening. "

Thousands of trains were canceled today as strikes brought the railways to a standstill.

RMT union leader Mick Lynch pictured on the picket line today (

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Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror)

RMT walkouts continue today with a 48-hour walkout to follow on Friday. Aslef train drivers are going on strike tomorrow. New TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak has demanded an urgent meeting with Rishi Sunak over the disputes.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, he said public services were in crisis after years of 'underfunding and understaffing'. Mr. Nowak wrote: "We cannot resolve these issues without a fair deal for those on the front lines.

"Every month employees quit. It's simply unsustainable. But we can't solve the staffing crisis in our schools, hospitals and elsewhere unless we fix the underlying causes.

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