RMT boss Mick Lynch defended his deputy Eddie Dempsey this morning after it emerged he lived in a London council flat despite receiving a six figure sum in salary and contributions.
In a clear act of defiance to Sir Keir Starmer, Shadow Transport Secretary Sam Tarry turned up at Euston station in solidarity with the 40,000 RMT members on strike today.
The deputy leader of the RMT has defended living in a council flat despite being on a six-figure pay package. Critics including Eddie Dempsey s own neighbours branded him a hypocrite
The capital s roads were 85 per cent congested just after 9am - 50 per cent more than the same time this week - as commuters needing to be at work early got into their cars.
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: While Sunday was a celebration of unity, optimism and patriotic self-sacrifice, Monday saw the triumph of sectarianism and divisiveness.