Overview

• Five days of walkouts left most Underground lines suspended, with the DLR shut on Thursday and the Elizabeth line skipping central stations at set times, though limited services ran on some lines at points.
• TfL says there will be no Tube service before 8am on Friday, with normal operations expected on all lines later in the morning.
• The dispute centers on the RMT rejecting a 3.4% pay offer while seeking to cut the contractual week from 35 to 32 hours, a move TfL says is unaffordable.
• Mobile network data showed central London footfall down about 16% overall and 31% in Canary Wharf, while bike hires and e‑bike usage surged by up to 93% and 78%.
• RMT leader Eddie Dempsey called for a summit with Mayor Sadiq Khan and warned of further industrial action if new talks fail to deliver meaningful progress.