Striking union members should ‘get back to work’, says Liz Truss

PM maintains pledge to bring in measures limiting industrial action but denies planning to rip up EU rules on workers' rights

Liz Truss has told striking workers to get back to work" as she doubled down on her pledge to bring in measures to limit industrial action within weeks of coming to power.

The prime minister suggested that a planned wave of strikes by workers ranging from train drivers to barristers, risked holding the country back during the toughest economic climate in a generation.