The Latest Breaking News from Mick Whelan

Unions reject latest pay offer

Companies affected by the new strikes include some of London’s busiest commuter routes, including Thameslink, Southeastern and Southern

Workers represented by Aslef and RMT will take part as stoppages expected to halt most services across 14 train companies

The first Aslef strike date will coincide with a walkout by 100,000 civil servants, a strike by teachers and nationwide protests against Tory new anti-strike legislation

Members will strike on February 1 and 3.

Despite the Transport Secretary's positivity, one union boss says there was still 'zero' chance of a resolution

A union leader has warned that the bitter strike on the railways is further away from being resolved than when it started last year. Mick Whelan, general secretary of the Aslef train drivers’ union, was asked by the Transport Select Committee to say how close, on a scale of one…

Passenger confidence in railways is ‘ebbing away’ because of strikes, warns train firm chief

Passengers may be caught up in what looks like an ideological struggle for some time to come

The grim verdict came in a fiery committee hearing where leaders laughed in a Tory MP's face - and the RMT's Mick Lynch said he was 'more popular than many politicians in this room'

Rail dispute no closer to being resolved, says Mick Whelan