Public sector strike action is always tricky territory for Labour politicians to navigate, particularly when the party is in opposition. When strikes plagued the previous Tory government (teachers and junior doctors in particular) Labour MPs – including Keir Starmer – were quick to condemn the government while trying hard not to criticise the unions, with whom the Labour party has always enjoyed a spiritual and financial relationship.

Strikes on a Tory PM’s watch were always down to “a failure to negotiate” and when asked what they would do differently Labour MPs would say they’d start by........

© City A.M.