Brits say Sir Keir Starmer was wrong to give train drivers bumper pay rises, the Daily Mail's EXCLUSIVE poll reveals
Daily MailMost voters believe Sir Keir Starmer was wrong to give train drivers bumper pay rises and that his 'appeasement' of union barons has made matters worse. An exclusive Daily Mail poll finds that a majority think the Prime Minister should have squared up to militant rail barons – even if it meant more strikes Most voters believe that Sir Keir Starmer was wrong to give train drivers bumper pay rises The Government has failed to condemn the action and even sought to justify it, despite calls to withdraw the offer if drivers' union Aslef presses ahead with industrial action. The exclusive poll, by campaign group More In Common, found 47 per cent of the public think handing train drivers the bumper settlement will 'fail to prevent strike action from rail workers'. RMT boss Mick Lynch has indicated he won't accept anything less than Aslef's offer Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed off a 14.25 per cent increase for train drivers earlier this month Sir Keir tales the train to Hampshire with Rachel Reeves in June 2024 While a majority said nurses, junior doctors and teachers were right to do so, most said train drivers were not.
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Train drivers vote to accept multiyear pay offer and end two-year dispute
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Starmer warns unions he will not risk economic stability with bumper pay deals
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LNER train drivers call off 20 days of strikes after successful talks
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Former Tory rail minister admits failure on reform – and praises train staff and unions
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LNER bumper weekend strikes announced less than 48 hours after train union agreement
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For Starmer’s government to be successful, Labour will have to learn to say ‘No’
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Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal
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Tories hit out at Starmer over pay offers to train drivers and junior doctors
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Train drivers’ dispute likely to end after ‘no-strings’ pay offer
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Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says
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Train drivers offered bumper pay rise from Starmer to end strikes
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Train strikes: Drivers across rail companies to stage fresh strikes in May, Aslef announces
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Train strikes to wreck weekend: Travel chaos set for thousands TODAY as East Midlands Railway cancels ALL services and LNER runs reduced timetable... before walkouts at six rail firms tomorrow
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Train drivers vote to continue taking strike action for next six months
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RMT members vote to end 18 months of train strikes as they accept new pay and conditions deal - but Aslef drivers are still due to start industrial action tomorrow
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Fresh rail strikes in December as Aslef union members to walk out
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Train drivers plan rolling one-day strikes across rail companies in December
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Strike by train drivers causes travel disruption for rail passengers
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The true impact of strikes in Britain revealed – £6bn and counting
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Train drivers are offered a £5,000 pay rise if they agree to end their bitter dispute and strikes
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Rail services to be crippled for a week as train drivers announce fresh strike
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Train drivers on line crippled by unofficial 'strikes' are paid £80,000 as unions demand more money
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Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day
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Starmer stance on rail strikes ‘may end’ Labour party, union chief warns
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Merseyrail staff given 7.1% pay rise on eve of rail strikes
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More railway workers to be balloted for strikes over pay and jobs
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Union warns of ‘summer of discontent’ on trains as pay fails to rise with inflation
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