Labour MPs defy Starmer over rail strike picket lines amid warnings of 'simmering resentment'
Sir Keir has been told to get off the fence over striking workers.Labour MPs have defied Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to keep the party away from striking rail worker's picket lines, demanding he "come off the fence".
Labour leader Sir Keir – who is keeping one eye on public reaction to the industrial action – has been trying to keep his party away from the picket lines, reportedly ordering his frontbench MPs to avoid them. He has not given full support, instead blaming the Government for allowing the dispute to get to this point and saying he did not want strikes.
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