Party leader Keir Starmer previously said RMT action planned on three days in June should not go ahead
The shadow levelling up secretary, Lisa Nandy, is the first Labour frontbencher to break ranks and publicly say she supports strikes by rail workers in the coming weeks if ministers fail to address their concerns.
Rail workers belonging to the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) will stage walkouts on 21, 23 and 25 June, with the effects also likely to disrupt many services on days where workers are not on strike.
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