Three members of Labour front bench defy ban on backing strikes
The TelegraphAt the time, six members of the shadow front bench, including Mr Mishra, attended an RMT picket line in defiance of the ban and were reprimanded by the party whips. Union bosses and MPs on the Labour Left have said Sir Keir must now “pick a side” and back specific strikes. “I’m very disappointed – aghast, quite frankly – and I think it’s something Labour is going to have to think seriously about.” The Left-wing Momentum campaign group said on Monday that the “partial U-turn on his picket line ban” was “simply not enough for Starmer to show that Labour is on the side of working people”. “Starmer should immediately announce Labour’s support for the BT, rail, mail and other workers taking strike action to defend their livelihoods during a cost-of-living crisis, and advocate an inflation-proof pay rise across the board,” the organisation said. Dave Ward, the union’s general secretary, said: “Since BT Group workers have been forced to take historic strike action in defence of their standard of living, just like in the pandemic working class people will step up to the plate when employers and politicians fail, and are ready to put need before greed.
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