Keir Starmer needs to stop worrying about ‘mythical middle England’, says RMT leader

The head of the RMT union Mick Lynch has warned the railway industry is ‘in crisis’ and that strike action across the rail network will go ahead as planned in the next two weeks if a deal cannot be reached, though he said a meeting with the transport secretary was very “pleasant”.

We spoke to Mick Lynch and began by asking him what he wants from Keir Starmer to help the country.