Keir Starmer under pressure over strike stance as Labour MP joins picket line

Shadow transport minister defies leader and says he is on side of members not establishment'

Keir Starmer is under pressure over his stance on Labour MPs joining picket lines after a shadow minister defied orders not to join the striking workers, saying he was on the side of the members not the establishment".

The Labour leader is now facing a dilemma over whether to sack the shadow transport minister Sam Tarry, who joined rail workers outside Euston station in London.