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We're all in the Tory toffs' firing line
Cameron and Johnson threaten assault on union rights as strike shuts down the Tube

Millionaire Tory double act David Cameron and Boris Johnson raised their jackboot over our rights yesterday as Tube workers mounted picket lines in a mass strike against dangerous cuts.

Services were drastically reduced by the stoppage with London Underground bosses' volunteer scab army overwhelmed and police forced to manage crowds.

Desperate managers were accused of potentially lethal safety breaches as they tried to paper over the impact of a strike centred on blanket ticket office closures and nearly 1,000 job losses.

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