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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T07:50:29.000Z",
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    "Tube strikes bring more chaos to London as second 24-hour walk out begins",
    "WWII veteran, 101, insists he would still fight for Britain but warns of ‘friction’ at home",
    "Furious residents accuse council of fly tipping with dozens of rubbish bags left for 'days on end'",
    "second 24-hour walkout concludes at midday today.",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nLondon's Tube strikes this week have been revealed to be the union's weakest industrial action in recent memory, with official figures showing normal service continued on more than half of scheduled trains.\n\nApproximately 60 per cent of London Underground train drivers chose to report for work despite the RMT walkout.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nLast year's September strike action saw every single line across the network suspended.\n\nSources within the transport authority said they struggled to recall any previous RMT strike where over half of the planned services continued operating.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThomas Turrell, the Conservative transport spokesman at City Hall, described the outcome as a \"bitter disappointment to the union barons who sought to paralyse London\".\n\nHowever, he cautioned against complacency, warning: \"Whilst it is a relief that the full damage of this strike did not come to pass, we must not ignore the fact that these strikes come only because the unions think that our weak Labour Mayor will capitulate to them.\"\n\nThe failure of the walkout to bring the capital to a standstill suggests the union may have lost its stranglehold over the network for the first time in years.\n\nPerformance varied across individual lines, with the Bakerloo, Victoria and Northern lines maintaining roughly two-thirds of their usual timetables throughout Tuesday.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Jubilee and Metropolitan lines managed to keep more than half their services running, though the latter operated a part-suspension between Baker Street and Aldgate.\n\nLondoners largely heeded TfL's warnings of significant disruption, with contactless tap-ins falling 13 per cent compared to the equivalent day last year, representing approximately half a million fewer journeys.\n\nThe Elizabeth Line bucked the trend, recording a four per cent increase in passengers as commuters sought alternatives to the part-suspended Central Line between White City and Liverpool Street.\n\nThe RMT's grip on the Tube workforce has weakened considerably, with only around half of London's 3,300 drivers now belonging to the union, a figure that has declined as members have either left or switched to rival union Aslef.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Tube strikes bring more chaos to London as second 24-hour walk out begins\n  * WWII veteran, 101, insists he would still fight for Britain but warns of ‘friction’ at home\n  * Furious residents accuse council of fly tipping with dozens of rubbish bags left for 'days on end'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThis week's dispute centres on what the RMT calls the \"imposing\" of a four-day week, which would extend shifts to eight hours and 45 minutes.\n\nWhile Aslef has agreed to a voluntary 35-hour week, the RMT is demanding a 32-hour week with no pay reduction.\n\nThe second 24-hour walkout concludes at midday today.\n\nTransport bosses warn services will not resume instantly.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Turrell told the Telegraph: \"It will be a disappointment to the union barons who sought to paralyse London that their own shortcomings have prevented them bringing the city to a standstill.\n\n\"The Conservatives created legislation to ensure this level of service as a legal minimum during strikes, which Labour promptly dropped - and as such, any strike which is more damaging to London than the one we have seen this week will be a blatant political choice by authorities.\"\n\nAn RMT spokesman said: \"Our strike is solid and reflects our growing presence in the driver grade in London Underground.\n\n\"TfL need to focus on revising the offer our members have overwhelmingly rejected to avert further disruption in the coming months.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**\n**\n\n**\n**\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "London's latest Tube strike revealed to be union's least effective in YEARS"
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