Sir Keir Starmer has softened his stance on his front benchers supporting strikes after more of them joined picket lines yesterday.
Three shadow ministers joined workers from BT and Openreach at strikes held by the Communication Workers Union.
Lisa Nandy, the shadow levelling-up secretary, is not expected to face any action for joining workers in her Wigan constituency after she let Starmer’s office know in advance.
Sam Tarry joined another picket on Saturday after his sacking from the shadow cabinet
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However, Navendu Mishra, a Labour whip, and Imran Hussain, the shadow employment minister, are expected to receive a dressing down for joining strikers in their constituencies and posting photographs on Twitter.
Sam Tarry, MP for Ilford South, was sacked as a shadow transport minister last week after he joined strikers from the RMT union outside Euston station.
Labour has