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| London Underground strike set to disrupt millions | London Underground strike set to disrupt millions |
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| Commuters in London are braced for rush-hour chaos as Underground workers strike over proposed job cuts and ticket office closures. | |
| The RMT and TSSA unions started the 48-hour walkout at 21:00 GMT on Tuesday. | The RMT and TSSA unions started the 48-hour walkout at 21:00 GMT on Tuesday. |
| The unions want Transport for London to suspend plans to close all ticket offices and cut 950 jobs. The authority claims the measures are needed to modernise and save £50m a year. | The unions want Transport for London to suspend plans to close all ticket offices and cut 950 jobs. The authority claims the measures are needed to modernise and save £50m a year. |
| A limited service is planned on the Tube until Friday morning. | A limited service is planned on the Tube until Friday morning. |
| Picket lines will be set up at Underground stations across the city, many of which will be closed. | Picket lines will be set up at Underground stations across the city, many of which will be closed. |
| About 100 extra buses will be laid on and normal services will run on London Overground and Tramlink, but the strike is expected to cause major travel disruption to millions of passengers. | About 100 extra buses will be laid on and normal services will run on London Overground and Tramlink, but the strike is expected to cause major travel disruption to millions of passengers. |
| London Mayor Boris Johnson described the action as "pointless" and said he wanted to change strike laws, introducing a minimum "threshold" of support for industrial action before it can go ahead. | London Mayor Boris Johnson described the action as "pointless" and said he wanted to change strike laws, introducing a minimum "threshold" of support for industrial action before it can go ahead. |
| The mayor told BBC political editor Nick Robinson: "We will continue to be vulnerable to this kind of pointless strike action unless and until we get that legislation which would put a threshold of 50% of those balloted actually taking part in the ballot before you could have a strike." | The mayor told BBC political editor Nick Robinson: "We will continue to be vulnerable to this kind of pointless strike action unless and until we get that legislation which would put a threshold of 50% of those balloted actually taking part in the ballot before you could have a strike." |
| On Twitter, Prime Minister David Cameron said the "shameful" strike would bring "misery to millions of Londoners". | On Twitter, Prime Minister David Cameron said the "shameful" strike would bring "misery to millions of Londoners". |
| Bob Crow and Manuel Cortes, leaders of the RMT and the TSSA, accused the mayor of refusing to meet them to discuss the ticket office closures. | Bob Crow and Manuel Cortes, leaders of the RMT and the TSSA, accused the mayor of refusing to meet them to discuss the ticket office closures. |
| Labour's leader Ed Miliband said it was "deeply regrettable" that no negotiation or meetings with the mayor and TfL seemed to have happened. | Labour's leader Ed Miliband said it was "deeply regrettable" that no negotiation or meetings with the mayor and TfL seemed to have happened. |
| The strikes will affect all Underground lines with only limited services expected on the following: | The strikes will affect all Underground lines with only limited services expected on the following: |
| Passengers also face disruption after Network Rail imposed a 40mph speed restriction across parts of the Southeastern network because of a risk of further flooding, landslips and falling trees. | Passengers also face disruption after Network Rail imposed a 40mph speed restriction across parts of the Southeastern network because of a risk of further flooding, landslips and falling trees. |
| A second 48-hour Underground walkout is due to begin at 21:00 GMT on 11 February. | A second 48-hour Underground walkout is due to begin at 21:00 GMT on 11 February. |
| You can follow any disruption on the BBC London travel Twitter feed @BBC Travel Alert or on the BBC London Travel Page. You can also get regular travel updates from the BBC London 94.9 travel team. |