Strikes: Mick Lynch says Grant Shapps is making ‘militant right-wing noises’

Mick Lynch has accused Grant Shapps of making "militant right-wing noises" and threatening to issue redundancy notices to Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members amid ongoing strike action.

"He said that he was going to issue [section] 188 redundancy notices to our members. It's a power he doesn't actually have because he's not the employer... he's making all sorts of militant right-wing noises about the future of the railway," the RMT secretary general said.

Mr Lynch has also accused the transport secretary of blocking a pay deal and "prolonging rail disputes for political reasons."

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