Commuters in London are suffering from severe travel disruptions as the Underground services are hit by renewed strike action.
Nine out of the 11 London Underground lines were shut down on Thursday morning after members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union and the Unite union walked out in a long-running dispute over jobs and pensions.
Picket lines were mounted outside Tube stations across the capital, and many buses were packed as commuters sought alternative forms of transport.
John Leach, assistant general secretary of the RMT, urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to “stand up for staff and do a proper finance deal” which gives Transport for London (TfL) “money it needs to keep the capital city moving.”…