Former Tory Mayoral candidate Lord Shaun Bailey has hit out at Sadiq Khan, after the latest proposed train strikes were suspended at the eleventh hour.
Commuters had been preparing for more than a week of disruption, as members of the RMT union had vowed to walk out from Sunday 7 January right through to Friday 12 January.
However, the striking union called off the action late on Sunday evening, after positive talks with Transport for London right down to the wire.
Due to the walkout being called off so late in the evening, there were still warnings of some disrupted service as a result.
This week's tube strikes were called off at the last minute
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General Secretary of the RMT, Mick Lynch, said negotiations for a pay deal will now take place on an "improved basis", and a mandate with "significant further funding" for a settlement will be made available.
Lynch added: "We look forward to getting into urgent negotiations with TfL in order to develop a suitable agreement and resolution to the dispute."
GB News host Andrew Pierce highlighted that Khan's initial pledge to be Mayor in 2016 included a promise of "no strikes" under his leadership.
Speaking to GB News, the former Mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey said the possibility of why so many strikes are happening under Khan is due to his close relations with the unions.
Bailey revealed: "Sadiq Khan's trouble has been he's very close to unions, they fund the Labour Party, so he's never really particularly wanted to stand up to them.
"The people that have suffered are Londoners, and that needs to change. Has he just suspended it until after the election? Because we're in an election year now. Is this a cynical ploy to make sure they don't bully him until the election's gone?"
Host Andrew Pierce agreed with Bailey, suggesting the ULEZ expansion could be one key factor for the funding towards striking unions.
Bailey responded: "If the RMT get paid more, if they are successful, what will he do with the unions that he settled up earlier? They'll be back."
Sadiq Khan has been urged to implement 'minimum service rules' for TfL workers
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Bailey then urged the London Mayor to take action for the sake of Londoners, stating: "If he wants to protect Londoners, he needs to use minimum service rules.
"In London we are super dependent on public transport. If you can't get public transport into work, London stops. So do the hospitals, schools etc.
"So actually he should instate that early on, and let everybody know."
