Labour frontbencher sacked for joining picket line during rail strike

Transport minister Sam Tarry was ousted from the Labour front bench

A Labour MP has lost his job as shadow transport minister after appearing on the picket line during a rail strike. On Wednesday morning, Labour's Shadow Transport minister Sam Tarry stood alongside striking workers at London Euston station in Central London, as 40,000 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport unions walked out. Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain Tarry said" "If we don't make a stand today, people's lives could be lost. "Some of the lowest-paid workers are on strike today in the rail industry, safety critical workers, workers who make sure our railways get people to work and do so safely. "It can't be accepted anymore, that people just have to accept that inflation is out of control. The Government's doing nothing on the cost-of-living crisis." On Tuesday, Labour leader Sir Keir said the party would not be supporting workers on picket lines. “The Labour Party in opposition needs to be the Labour Party in power,” he said. “And a government doesn’t go on picket lines, a government tries to resolve disputes.” This is a breaking news story and will be updated..