I am happy to inform the House that the previous Mayor met the leader of the RMT only once, reportedly called him a gangster and sacked him from the board of Transport for London. May I ask my right hon. Friend—and, for all I know, relative—to acknowledge that the reason the Government are bringing forward this serious and, in my view, sensible Bill is that we have too many wildcat strikes, particularly in the transport sector? He began by saying that no other country in Europe would bring forward such proposals. Can I tell him—[Interruption.]
Trade Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Boris Johnson
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 September 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Trade Union Bill.
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