2 Feb 2023

UK: Biggest single-day strike, Raab bullying claims, Brexit N. Ireland deal

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 2 February 2023
A "No Entry" belt barrier blocks access to a platform at King's Cross railway station in London on July 27, 2022 as fresh railway strikes hit the country. - Around 40,000 British railway workers staged a walkout, a month after the largest strike in 30 years as the UK battles its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)

Photo: CARLOS JASSO

UK correspondent Lara Spirit joins Kathryn discusses the massive strikes which have hit the UK overnight, with schools, trains, universities and border checks affected.

It's the biggest single-day of strikes for a decade and up to half a million workers are involved.

She also looks at the pressure Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced in the House today over what he knew about bullying claims against his deputy Dominic Raab, and a deal is believed to have been struck over the Northern Ireland protocol with Brussels reported to have made a key concession.

Lara Spirit is a reporter for The Times Red Box, where she covers politics from Westminster.