London commuters heading home on Friday are facing travel misery as train drivers stage their latest strike in a long-running pay dispute.
Members of the drivers’ union Aslef have walked out at more than a dozen train operators, crippling services in and out of the capital on Friday.
The union has described a four per cent pay offer as “risible and obviously unacceptable”.
But rail minister Huw Merriman hit back on Friday, calling the government’s offer “fair and reasonable” as he urged Aslef and the RMT to put it to its members.
Southeastern and Southern are among the companies running no services, while no Heathrow or Gatwick Express trains will be operating either.
Travellers face further misery on Saturday when members of train workers union RMT stage their latest strike on the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool.
Two more Aslef strikes are being held on May 31 and June 31 - the day of the FA Cup final at Wembley.
