Commuters heading to work in London have had to face severe disruption on all Tube lines this morning as huge strike action takes place across the capital.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), who walked out last night, will continue to strike until Thursday.
There is little or no service on all parts of the Tube as different branches of the RMT walk out on different days.
The Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Waterloo & City lines have all been suspended.
While the DLR is part suspended, Transport for London (TFL) said there is a good service on all other lines.
However, commuters heading in from East Anglia and parts of the South East of England will be able to travel on the Elizabeth Line.
Commuters opting to travel on the Elizabeth Line or London buses have also been warned to expect busier services as people look to alter their usual mode of travel.
Disruption is expected to impact London's Underground network until around 8am on Friday.
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An information board warns commuters and rail users of the impact to London Underground services during a planned strike action by members of the Railway workers' union
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Industrial action comes after negotiations between the RMT and TFL collapsed.
The RMT, headed up by Mick Lynch's protégé Eddie Dempsey, is demanding an enormous 75 per cent discount on all train journeys nationwide.
Mr Dempsey is also requesting the implementation of a four-day week, with a maximum of 32-hours.
The change is expected to cost a whopping £200million and would force TFL to hire extra staff to keep the network running.
RMT boss Eddie Dempsey pushed ahead with the strike action on Sunday
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However, the demand for a staff discount has sparked particular fury, with over-60s only receiving a 33 per cent discount after paying for a £30 annual railcard.
Nick Dent, London Underground’s director of customer operations, said union demands for a cut in the 35-hour week were “simply unaffordable” and would cost hundreds of millions of pounds.
However, top Tories have blamed Labour for the strike action, warned that Sir Keir Starmer is being pushed around by trade unions.
Shadow Housing Secretary James Cleverly, who warned the action will cost the UK economy £230million, said: "Starmer’s weakness nationally and Khan’s weakness in London are why these tube strikes are happening. They caved in to other union pay demands and in doing so encouraged these."
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| PAAfter industrial action started, an RMT spokesman extended an olive branch to TFL to open up negotiations.
The RMT spokesman said: “Our strike is about TFL’s refusal to even discuss a small reduction in the working week, despite us making clear in negotiations that we want to see moves towards a four-day, 32-hour week to tackle fatigue and protect staff health.
“Our claim also includes industry-standard ‘Priv’ travel concessions that lots of other railway workers already receive.
"These conditions help retain skilled staff and reduce the hidden costs of turnover, overtime and fatigue-related absence.
Normal services will not resume until around 8am on Friday
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“TFL’s claims of hundreds of millions in extra costs are back-of-a-fag-packet maths.
"The company posted a £166million surplus last year, operates on a £10billion budget and has already saved around £100m on pension liabilities.
“Meanwhile, there are 2,000 fewer Underground staff than in 2018, leaving those who remain stretched to breaking point.
“We remain open to talks and call on the Mayor of London to intervene.”