Top Tory Tobias Ellwood has launched a bizarre rant about striking rail workers, accusing unions of being "Putin's friend" and distracting Boris Johnson from focusing on Russia's war on Ukraine.
The senior MP, who chairs the Commons Defence Select Committee, claimed Vladimir Putin was "enjoying the self-inflicted distraction" of the rail walkout as he appealed for fresh talks.
Unions are staging a walkout over pay as workers face a cost of living crisis, with inflation looks set to climb as high as 11% later this year.
