RMT boss Mick Lynch says Labor must match Tory 'radicalism' in Starmer call

Mr. Lynch told the Mirror he wanted Keir Starmer to be the next prime minister - but said the party leader needed to 'show he understands' as millions struggle to make ends meet

RMT boss Mick Lynch told the Mirror he had not asked Keir Starmer to step down, but urged the Labor leader to show he "understands" what struggling Britons are going through (

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Union boss Mick Lynch has called Keir Starmer to show he really understands what struggling Brits are going through by showing more passion - but said he was not calling him to be sacked.

The RMT leader today told the Mirror that the Tories under Liz Truss had already offered a 'radical' agenda to benefit their supporters, and urged Labor to do the same.

He added that the rail companies and the government were taking "no bold step" to prevent the rail strikes which threaten to disrupt next week's Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

Referring to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's budget last week, which largely benefited high earners, Mr Lynch said: "We have seen how radical the Tories are for the benefit of their people, we need may Labor be just as radical for the benefit of working class people."

Speaking after a Transport Fringe event at the Labor Party Conference in Liverpool, Mr Lynch urged Labor leaders to stop being cautious, but made it clear he would not at any time call for the departure by Mr. Starmer.

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