The Latest Breaking News from Mick Whelan

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…

Asked by MPs how close resolution to row is on scale of 1 to 10, Aslef boss Mick Whelan says: ‘I think you can include zero’

“The Government have missed yet another opportunity… We came here in good faith.”

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

The Man Who Pays His Way: Government and unions are driving passengers away

Aslef action halts services across England before second 48-hour strike of the week by RMT begins on Friday

Unions vow to ‘fiercely resist’ move to enforce minimum coverage in six key sectors

Rishi Sunak set to bring forward legislation allowing employers to sack striking workers