Britain's largest rail strike in 30 years began as tens of thousands of workers walked out in a dispute over pay and job cuts that could pave the way for widespread industrial action across the economy
The strike by more than 40,000 rail staff, which is due to be replicated on Thursday and Saturday, caused major disruption across the network, bringing most services to a standstill and leaving major stations deserted. The London Underground metro was also mostly closed due to a separate strike.
Johnson told his cabinet the strikes were "wrong and unnecessary" and said his message to the country was that they needed to be ready to "stay the course" as improvements to the way railways are run were in the public's interest. Action over the cost of living in Belgium caused disruption at Brussels Airport on Monday, while Germany's most powerful union is pushing for large wage increases and in France President Emmanuel Macron is facing unrest over pension reforms.
Retail intelligence company Springboard said footfall in British high streets was down 8.5% compared to last week, and down 27% in central London.
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