Call for reform on strike laws

Three-quarters of London businesses want strike laws to be reformed to reduce the number of Tube walkouts, a poll found.

Research from the London Chamber of Commerce showed there was overwhelming support for raising the threshold for strike action to 50 per cent of the balloted union workforce.

The RMT union has staged several walkouts this year on a minority turnout, prompting the Prime Minister to say he would toughen the laws after the election.

About 500 business leaders responded to the transport poll by ComRes, which covered issues from airport expansion to HS2.