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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

RMT strikes expected to bring London tube to a halt for four days

people travel on the escalators at Euston Square station
The RMT’s 10,000 tube members will begin a series of strikes between 5 and 12 September 2025. Photograph: James Veysey/Rex

Strikes by tube staff are due to start on Friday, in a series of walkouts that are expected to close the London Underground entirely for four days from Monday.

Londoners have been urged to check before travel next week, with almost no tube services expected to run and other transport in the capital likely to be affected by crowding and congestion.

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