Starmer is right not to dance to Tory tunes over strikes. He must find a tune of his own

‘The RMT union isn’t even affiliated to Labour, but that hasn’t stopped Conservative MPs denouncing the shadow cabinet as stooges of a fanatical socialist extortion racket.’ Photograph: Martin Pope/Getty Images

Nothing about this week’s rail strike is the fault of the Labour party, although that doesn’t stop the Tories trying to make it Keir Starmer’s problem.

The RMT union isn’t even affiliated to Labour, but that hasn’t stopped Conservative MPs denouncing the shadow cabinet as stooges of a fanatical socialist extortion racket.