Commuters braced for disruption as Tube strike looms
Last-ditch talks aimed at averting strikes by London Underground workers in a row over ticket office closures are to be held.
Last-ditch talks aimed at averting strikes by London Underground workers in a row over ticket office closures are to be held.
The RMT union will take part in talks later today as London Underground bids to halt next week's Tube strike.
ITV London's Political Correspondent Simon Harris tweeted:
RMT negotiator John Leach says the union will take part in talks later today. @itvlondon
The union also disputed London Underground figures claiming 950 jobs would be affected by plans to modernise the Tube.
RMT claims detailed analysis of LU plans reveals 1,700 not 950 job losses. @itvlondon
Weary London commuters were tonight offered little in the way of hope as another 48-hour tube strike appeared inevitable.
A new war of words erupted today in the increasingly bitter dispute over ticket office closures on London Underground.
A fresh attempt to halt next week's tube strike was thrown into doubt as it emerged the RMT union may boycott new peace talks.