Angela Rayner’s union-backing boyfriend has been sacked as Labour Shadow Transport Secretary for a ‘breach of collective responsibility’ after he joined striking rail workers on the picket line today in defiance of Keir Starmer.
Sam Tarry turned up at London’s Euston station ‘in solidarity’ with the 40,000 RMT members who have shut down at least half of Britain’s rail network today, with more planned for August.
In a clear act of defiance to the Labour leader, the Ilford South MP, 39, joined Jeremy Corbyn and union baron Mick Lynch on the picket line.
They were supporting a rail strike that has left just one in five trains running today and millions unable to travel in another £100million-plus hit to the economy.
The UK hospitality industry claim the strikes cost pubs, restaurants and bars up to £100million a day while the Centre for Economics and Business Research estimate other costs mount to around £30million-a-day.