Mick Lynch: proposed anti-strike law shows government has ‘lost argument’ on pay – UK politics live

RMT leader says government legislation aimed at stopping unions campaigning against poverty

In his interview Rishi Sunak implied that the government’s anti-strike law was primarily about maintaining safety standards, not service standards. He said:

In common with countries like France, Italy, Spain and others, that ensure that we have minimum levels of safety in critical areas like fire, like ambulance, so that even when strikes are going on you know that your health will be protected.

I think that’s entirely reasonable and that’s what our new laws will do.

I fully believe in the unions’ role in our society and the freedom for them to strike

I also believe that that should be balanced with the right of ordinary working people to go about their lives free from significant disruption.