Aslef train drivers announce 22 days of strike action on east coast mainline

Union says its members at LNER will stay off work every weekend from 1 September to 10 November

Passengers travelling between London and Edinburgh face months of disruption after LNER drivers announced 22 days of strike action from the start of September to early November.

The train drivers' union Aslef said its members working for LNER would take strike action every weekend between just after midnight on 1 September and 10 November after what it called a complete breakdown in industrial relations, bullying by management, and persistent breaking of agreements by the company".