Rail union boss tells travellers "we're very sorry, we want a settlement"

[@Small_Boxes]

It's hard to believe an allegedly professional reporter was allowed to be so blatantly biased and hostile; no trace of neutrality in investigating the story further, just apportioning blame on those who want to keep both the railways and their jobs safe. Utterly disgraceful.

[@mister3566]

She's an absolute disgraceful woman

[@WINMACEOFWAR]

Sky News isn't about reporting the facts, it's about entertainment. Fox News lite essentially.

[@Ram54931]

100% true. She was trying so hard to bait him and wanted him to say "we will resort to violence."

[@edmurth]

I like how she got angry when he called her out on exactly that, it was so unprofessional and one sided. The politicians and a lot of the press don’t seem to have picked up the public mood.

[@cestparti7577]

"I am older than I look" - That really is not true Kay !

[@Insertnamehere287]

He absolutely embarrassed her and then she goes on Twitter and claims HE’S the one flustered. What a fraud. Well done Mick.

[@jacquelinebailey3637]

Another liar, broke the lockdown rules. She is out of her depth with Mr. Lynch.

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@therealjag]

Delusional, just like amber heard

[@pompey174]

That is some of the worst questioning I've seen on a news report! Kate Burley could be facing redundancy soon to let someone that can interview a chance to show their skills. Hats off to Mr Lynch for handling this situation so well!

[@carolscotland6226]

I couldn't agree more, her behaviour was outrageous. If a male interviewer had spoken to a female union member like this, they would be disciplined. It is not her place to negotiate employment terms and conditions. Who does she think she is? Out of her depth.

[@liamwatson4540]

It’s a bit deeper than that Mick Lynch has single handedly alliterated every media journalist he has been interviewed by, over the last few days. He’s right up there with Bob Crowe for me

[@brianwrightsunderlandcruis1699]

Na she will be of to Gb news on a fat pay packet like the others at sky itvand the bbc

[@safeenachoud1903]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@miatrue98]

Mr Lynch should be our PM! I would vote for him, he knows exactly how to look after the UK workers - the fabric that makes the UK! WAY TO GO MR. LYNCH! 🌹

[@nathanhill3]

This dude has obliterated all media that's he's been in front of. I hope that this is the moment in time that the rest of society start understand what's actually going on in the world and how it works. 👏👏👏👏 Well done Sir.

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@uberdump]

I was against the RMT thinking ‘greedy ba*ts’ but have since done a 180. I now realise they are taking the initiative and making the first step for the rest of us. Far too long has corporate profit travelled upwards instead of being distributed down. So good on them and the rest of the unions.

[@kaboose64]

Exactly. While TfL and National rail see stagnating wages 3rd party consultants get paid obscene fees

[@uberdump]

@@kaboose64 to be honest, I run my own company and my hourly rate has not gone up for a decade. Upped it by £2 a month ago but that’s not with inflation. Energy bill goes up an extra £3k per year from August too. Feek!

[@waqasahmed939]

This. I mean, the rich have got richer so surely we should close that gap.

[@Captainpubwatch]

Agree 100%, the reason Boris and co are being so pig headed about this is because they are scared of the precedent this will set and the rebalance of finances away from greedy people at the top. Perfectly feasible but currently held back by said greedy people

[@elvissimpson9060]

YES, bruv! 😊👍

[@adamcosgrove9730]

One of the worst displays of journalism I have seen on this channel. The news is meant to be impartial. Good on Mick Lynch for standing his ground.

[@stevenmcguinness2476]

This interview was fantastic for getting people on the side of the strikers, and reconfirming how shambolic, vile, corrupt, and incompetent most modern journalism is.

[@seanmacmillan5562]

This woman is a millionaire telling the working class to roll over.

[@Nutt-u]

@@seanmacmillan5562 £10 million

[@michaelmouse4024]

Sky News is a mouthpiece of tory prejudice.

[@Harlock2day]

@@Nutt-u so that's plural...🤣

[@MikeMike-ms1ns]

ticket booths are a waste of money. 7% pay rise will mean all ticket prices will rise.

[@TheBlade1977]

Torn to shreds. Truly embarrassing performance from the media. Go on Mick ✊

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@nigelmcclatchey4490]

Mick Lynch is very articulate, very cogent. It's good to hear a voice raised at last against the shysters in Parliament. Best of luck to the efforts of the RMT.

[@GlesgaBumble]

Well said!

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Absolutely. He is a hero with a sharp mind and a good sense of humour too.

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@PWMoze]

I have never seen a worse interview. When did Kate Burley start thinking she was working for Line Of Duty? I have never seen an interviewer be so rude, disrespectful, biased and hostile. She so clearly has an agenda. She accuses Mr Lynch of name calling when he didn't, she implies that he is ridiculing her when Mr Lynch's answers remain sensible (even though the tone of her questions is indeed ridiculous), she implies picket lines are necessarily violent and thuggish when clearly they are not, she claims to be clarifying the situation when she is obviously trying her best to mischaracterise the situation to the detriment of the railway workers. Sky should be ashamed of this clip, not putting it on KZbin. Does this show how ridiculously biased the mainstream media's coverage of this industrial dispute is, or is it just Sky News? Shocking.

[@timothykearns9881]

He made her look so unprofessional. This is what happens when journalists get used to interviewing lightweights: as soon as they come up against someone who knows their onions, they're flailing.

[@NiceOneBrother667]

Yes sir 👏🏻

[@GOH-ok5bs]

He didn't make her look unprofessional, she behaved in an unprofessional manner!

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@C3453R]

I'm a union member in the US and prior to 2 days ago, I didn't know Mick Lynch existed. Now, I can't help but binge watch every interview he's in. Absolutely brilliant how he shreds the media and anti-labor politicians.

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@ashleighnoel9857]

Me too I'm obsessed! Mick for PM 🤩

[@chrisrowe7503]

No matter how many journalists have tried tripping him up, Mick Lynch has torn them all to shreds. This is our best and most clued up GS we have had since Bob Crow. He has schooled every media outlet he has been "interviewed" by. I say interviewed but they've all turned it into interegating.

[@bluecostanza]

He is extremely clever and competent at his job. So he already has one up one every member of this government and every client journalist attempting to interrogate him whilst simultaneously spouting the Downing Street talking points at him.

[@sboubalouta]

I agree and he's on the right side of history no stopping Mick Lynch and the RMT. If only we had politicians of the same calibre! What a ledge!

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@sboubalouta Right side of history indeed regardless of the outcome. He will be vindicated for doing what a trade union leader should do.

[@Gettothechopper123]

This man is a legend, every workplace needs someone like him, he is spot on and this woman is part of the problem because shes on a ok wage she doesnt care about the majority of society that are seeing their working conditions eroded so that corporate britain can pay management and ceos more bonuses and higher wages at the expense of the majority.

[@silondon9010]

The top management at Royal mail are earning massive amounts and trying to destroy the terms and conditions of postal staff

[@janicesadler6894]

This was an absolutely appalling interview by Kay Burley. She was aggressive and domineering. When will she learn that it's not her strident voice the viewer wants to hear but the answers of the interviewee?

[@kevinbibb3893]

Not fan of her, but, she is out of depth. To deal with evil need a little more.

[@Elsa-yo8pi]

@@kevinbibb3893 Evil?

[@hln1969]

Thought she'd been drinking ! Embarrassing

[@garymardle2120]

She’s been a useless annoying journalist for sly news for years god knows how she’s still employed.

[@MIDixons]

She knows what message she wants to get out and he's too sharp to fall into her trap. She doesn't want to allow him to speak because he's making perfect sense and it's not the message she wants heard. So she cuts him off and is generally rude.

[@NathanDaldry]

I'm seeing Chili peppers in London tomorrow and i've dreamt of this day since I was 4 years old and now there's a train strike which, as frustrating as it is for me, I fully and 100% support! Screw greedy bosses and the government siphoning money to their mate from RPI fare increases. My travel card goes up in price every year with NO improvement to the service at all let alone the rights of workers that keep it operating. Sky news/Kay Burley desperate to paint a narrative that doesn't exist. Absolutely shameful!

[@inksterinky9820]

Kay Burley was trying to maintain her " tough interviewing " stance with guests - as she's used to swerve of answers and avoidance. What she wasn't expecting & didn't know how to deal with was a robust interviewee who knows his stuff, and answers questions. #Solidarity #MickLynchTheLedge

[@diorocks5858]

she is solid shes interviewing a weak prat

[@brianwrightsunderlandcruis1699]

@@diorocks5858 🤣🤣🤣🤣dont think so this woman is the pits look back at her reporting on the Soame murders shes a leach

[@craigdonald551]

@@diorocks5858 Wow living in a Tory alternative reality 🤦‍♂️

[@diorocks5858]

No the entire political system and culture in this country is perfectic and a laughing stock...we have had years of successive governments that don't manage anything..we have economy! only our taxes keep the politicians at the strip club

[@snick260]

@@diorocks5858 a weak prat who has the country in his hands and has destroyed every person who has tried to interview him

[@activedentalfloss]

Burley going full Partridge in that interview, really laying it on thick with her emotive questioning, false representation of the British public and getting her arse handed to her in the process. I think she'll find most of the public are fed up with the upward flow of wealth and spiralling cost of living, and are quite supportive of the RMT for being the vanguard of public action.

[@jacquelinebailey3637]

Yes, how dare she speak on behalf of the UK public. I'm all right Jack, pull the ladder up. She should ask the important questions, how do we feed our family? how do we pay for petrol? how do we pay for heating and electricity?

[@macwithnosalad3768]

Kate burley is going to look back on her career with regret from being thrown about by the narrative of sky news. It’s embarrassing, the questioning is appalling - how can this be called journalism. It’s an interrogation, not debate or discussion. Keep fighting for the middle class, I hope that this does happen across all services and they get what they deserve.

[@boxtradums0073]

@@Edinburgh1000 listen Tory boy he made no threats of violence she inferred it was a possibility.

[@iainbreen7835]

@@Edinburgh1000 He told her many times that they will ASK them not to cross the picket line. How is that unclear?

[@djdoolittle1315]

She know she is Rupert Murdoch s puppet. She has no shame. She has been media programmed for it.by Rupert 😂☝️

[@yesterday1396]

She's not going to care. She's just going to bathe in her wealth.

[@pww9962]

Totally agree, embarrassing

[@nickfiggis6396]

I hope Burley is reading the comments - “what an absolute mess” could have closed that travesty as well as opening it. Lynch is a joy to watch - the grownup in the room.

[@slimgza]

Way to further solidify yourself as a bleeting Tory mouthpiece. Well handled, Mr Lynch.

[@somaye1842]

Seriously?! That's not an interview, that's an attack! The bias in her questions is so clear even a fool can see whose side she's on The interviewer should be sacked. Outrageous!

[@Zappy9518]

She's a disgrace, I work for a construction company, being on the same money for over 15yrs. Most of our work is on London Underground and I can't work because of the strike, I lose real money. I'm not a member of a union either but I do support them. Enough is enough, the tories have cut everything, austerity for ten years, now this new cost of living crisis. Everything a state should provide for its citizens is lacking, nhs run into the ground, schools, roads, while they give each other gifts of 50000 pound wall paper for a flat that they would only live in for a few years, the billions squandered on covid, the duplicity of how they have dealt with Ireland, a country that has been utterly ravished by Britain over the centuries, for the government to behave like this towards the Irish is sinful after the history of the two nation. This tory government is a disgrace.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Well said Pat. Hundred percent correct.

[@monthehoops6796]

Spot on

[@lucabrasi3964]

Spot on

[@kirstyweekes9519]

Perhaps its time everyone joined unions 😊 the stronger the workers at the bottom stand together, the more the government will have to listen.

[@dreamer2260]

Bloody well said.

[@full_marx3047]

shame on the UK media! If the UK media was free and fair this reporter would be shown the door for such right wing bias.

[@Andy-qe6kk]

Mick Lynch is an absolute legend. Keep fighting for the workers.

[@paulsamson6039]

He's a dinosaur whose keeping the railways in the stone age.

[@paulsamson6039]

@Alex Holmes I'm on the side of what's right.

[@bluecollarworker7560]

Feathering the labour mps pockets, yeah what a legend 🤔

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@paulsamson6039 No. The Tories want to return workers' rights to Victorian times, i.e non existent.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@bluecollarworker7560Let's have state funding of political parties then. No more donations from the wealthy to Tory coffers. A level playing field.

[@vishmaster09]

Mike lynch is so good at handling these situations!!

[@FullMetalFeline]

This woman is absoloutly awful, I had to stop watching after awhile because she was pretty unbareable to listen to. Extremely rude and her agenda was obvious. Terrible. Mick Lynch handled this 'interview' very well. Very reasonable, cool, calm and collected. Power to the rail workers and trade unions!

[@leverdusoleiluk]

Mick Lynch.

[@yieldtothenight]

A painful interview. It's like watching the Russian State media war news reports.

[@mdb3040]

Damn right! She was so embarrassing 😳

[@ririvs]

He handled this amazingly. Her on the other hand was one of the most terrible interviews if ever seen! Is there something more personal going on because this wasn’t professional at all!!

[@FullMetalFeline]

@The Fierce Urgency Of Martin Haha forgive me, I meant Mick, clearly my brain was having issues this morning

[@markdodman6350]

Well done Mr Lynch. Kay Burley an absolute disgrace to her profession.

[@vincentdevitt7685]

Kay is totally off the rails here ! The blame for all the disruption in all of this is down to Johnson and his tuck shop boys ! Kay is out of her depth and more then rude with it !

[@vincentdevitt7685]

Get back on your Gravy Train , they are the only ones that are running still !

[@jackmorris6967]

@FunnyFlix they were forced to remain in service and paid that money to cover wages whilst they carried on working? It's not like they all got paid to stay at home, so your point is rather dumb.

[@cardinalnight3883]

@FunnyFlix I Love the quality of your grammar. Classic troll action.

[@appoNo1]

Great puns 😎

[@tourmelion9221]

@FunnyFlix no they didn’t, biting that hand that feeds?? it’s their money, our tax, and they’ve been siphoning it, they’re leeches, the rails CEOs are trying to initiate both inconvenient and unsafe redundancies, those people had job for good reason, they deserve good conditions, and also without them were more then just a few steps closer to rail accidents that can cause mass deaths,

[@LinusE]

I really hope this strike will be new spark for unions everywhere to become more vocal when they need to

[@DandyBallbag]

Kay Burley is obtuse to everyone. I think Mr Lynch handled her very well. It's no secret that the rich have been getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. I'm amazed that enough people have managed to get this movement going and that it also seems to be inspiring others. Maybe there is hope for the little people after all.

[@liamstanley2325]

Yeah absolutely and hopefully it will spark more of a greater changed that needs to be addressed. Unfortunate for everyday working people, but something has to be given in order to get something back in return and right now the overall system is just not in favor of those barely being able to make it.

[@chrisk2557]

2:40 Okay, let's maybe take it down a notch on the histrionics... The way she scoffs at his legitimate points is actually offensive.

[@janicesadler6894]

Well said! 👍

[@chrisb3275]

i agree, she was abit.

[@mic.kelly86]

www.ofcom.org.uk/complaints Get writing in!!

[@LavenderSunrise]

"I've answered the question about 6 times" 'Not to my satisfaction' And there's your problem, Kay only wants to hear what *she* wants to hear. Mick Lynch is the 🐐 here.

[@robertwilkes2105]

What an appalling interview. Burley aka Tory mouthpiece has overstepped the mark. Excellent responses to the pathetic questions.

[@chrisharvey7637]

what a stuiped comment

[@craigthebrute3104]

I support the rail workers. House prices are above 300k on average, hard workers need to keep up with rising prices. There is nothing greedy or selfish about refusing a sub-inflation real terms paycut.

[@marcopalazzo9349]

This was an horrendous interview by her. Disrespectful, condescending attitude and she was even scoffing at him mid interview.

[@jamesmcbride6304]

All her interviews are terrible, i honestly cant believe she is still in a job, she must be on the clowns payroll.

[@shadesgayle5514]

Correct

[@tonisiret5557]

I got to 1:48 before I realised it was an exercise in blame. I want a dispassionate journalist, with no agenda, calmly questioning the facts please. Fully support the strikers, it's the only weapon a "normal" has against the ruling politicians.

[@PaulineBradleyPIHG]

Agreed! Support the strikes of RMT and other workers striking soon, its he only way we can turn things round. Send them messages of support, money, talk to them on picket lines. Working classes Unite, we've nothing to loose but our chains!

[@leokarpys5722]

Absoutely shambolic interview on sky's end. Good on Mike Lynch for standing strong.

[@3rodox]

That was great. Mick Lynch comes across very well here.

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@silondon9010]

Destroyed burley

[@davidspencer3191]

Mick lynch..top RMT. Official.. Straight talking

[@cameronburgess9438]

She's made a right mess of that worse interview I have ever seen!! As a rail worker on strike I hope this is the start of everyone stepping up and making a stand. We all deserve better especially with cost of everything at the moment. The MPS had no issue in accepting a generous pay rise again !!!

[@Iamharryparker]

I'm sure Kay Burley has a thorough understanding of the economic and social challenges faced by transport workers in spite of taking home a £600,000 annual paycheck.

[@samreen.]

Everyone complains about the rise in costs, low wages, work/ life balance. But as soon as someone takes action everyone is against it?? Sitting on your laurels hasn’t worked!! Your labour is your power! Hold your companies responsible. And the money is there! Prices have increased meaning profits have increased. Wages and bonuses of the top leadership have all increased but not for the actual workers that make the company run.

[@AJ-xv7oh]

Low wages... £45,000 starting wage for a train driver...

[@antonioross9006]

@@AJ-xv7oh Great Tory ploy... Don't mention the many more railway employees, who don't drive the chuffin' trains!

[@dildeep96]

@@AJ-xv7oh The drivers are on a different union btw. Now the cleaners...

[@matthale5526]

@@AJ-xv7oh no train drivers on the picket lines. It's the auxiliary staff. Bear in mind they keep saying "median" wage - literally meaning the mid point between top and bottom - forgetting to mention that this doesn't consider that there's a hell of a lot more people at the bottom end than there are at the top, which on a "mean" average equates to £31k.

[@silondon9010]

Royal mail CEO is trying to destroy terms and conditions, stop ✋ the race to the bottom

[@sfincione2000]

Well, this shows again that the media has a political position and toes the party line. I thought they were supposed to be impartial. Apparently not. Notice she didn’t pick up on the comment he made about helping to get women’s rights through, without which, she would never have gotten the job she currently has today

[@EYDuff]

I support the workers. Do not fall for the Tory and the media spiel of pitting worker against worker.

[@leverdusoleiluk]

👏🏼🎯👍🏼

[@johnrussell3961]

Many workers gave the Tories their Brexit on the back of promises of higher wages. The Tories conned them. The referendum is now history. The Tories no longer need a majority of voters, It’s back to FPTP and rule by the rich for the rich..

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Mick Lynch has a salary of £124,000 paid for by the Union members. He's nothing like the workers !!!!!!!!

[@johnregan2443]

Does that include the worker who cant get to work -?

[@acthompson9983]

Sack the lot

[@SOULBISCUITS]

What an embarrassing report, continual attack after attack, what happened to impartiality? disgusting!! Mick Lynch absolute class telling the truth and exactly how it is.

[@pablo19136]

Well said Mick Lynch exposing Tory lies and standing up for British workers.

[@ianwhitehead691]

Right on man ✊✌️👍 #Get Up Stand Up, Stand Up For Your Rights, Don't Give Up The Fight#.

[@mosheridan7016]

No he does not represent the private sector

[@NiceOneBrother667]

Yes mate 👏🏻💙

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@Ben-op1kn]

Clearly that lady was struggling with her cognition and critical analysis. Bless her. It's nice they let her go on the television though...

[@slinger4822]

How does Kate Burley manage to keep her job , the questions she keeps repeating are ridiculous she makes a show of herself if she does not get the answers she wants. She is the worst journalist on TV ever sky needs to get rid of her.

[@mtrapman]

As far as I se it from the outside, these two are showcasing together the situation. She pretends to be the representative of 'the people', but in fact she is wording the position of het government the tries to stay out of the conflict. Her channel and the British media in general are obfuscating the position of the workers, and in this way she gives him the opportunity to lay out their position for the audience. They are both in a play, and they know it: at the end she can't keep her laughter down. At no other channel I have seen the position of the workers so well explained: finally it all makes sense, apart from the fact that the tory government is trying to eradicate the unions, but in a much more stupid way than Thatcher did. This government is running the UK into the ground, and try to maximise their profits as long as they can hold their position. The British people have been polite, as the Russian people were to Putin, and now finally they stand. It is breath taking.

[@yieldtothenight]

Maybe get an agency worker to replace her...

[@jamesmcbride6304]

Totally agree, its the sort of questioning a school girl would present with no experience whatsoever

[@jn715-i3h]

Yes she sounds desperate, the way she is questioning, it is truly cringeworthy.

[@AbandonEarth911]

Solidarity with our fellow workers, do not fall for the oldest trick in the book Divide and Conquer.

[@hsasani]

This is the most unprofessional interview and unreasonable line of questioning from Sky News. What is going on

[@sarahtwinny]

I thought reporting was meant to be unbiased and impartial! Is it wrong to ask for my pension to be protected, our jobs and terms to be protected and a decent pay rise to combat the cost of living? I hope more sectors come together. Solidarity with the working people!!

[@carlanellis3709]

Kay well off the mark. He ran rings around her.

[@timcomley3241]

😂 the barmy left

[@lordcharfield]

Mick Lynch is head and shoulders above any MP in Parliament at the moment. Workers ABSOLUTELY have the right to withdraw their labour!

[@belfasta]

Kay has become Boris's mouthpiece

[@moxy9440]

Well done sir! Finally someone standing up for the working class and not backing down to the corrupted media! This is an awakening!!

[@moxy9440]

@ritch its not the train drivers. It all the other staff which earn 25-30k Also 50k isnt that much either, can barley get an average house in the uk on 50k income.

[@benjaminwenham7759]

Well done, Mick Lynch! As a daily rail commuter for work; solidarity with your struggle!

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@finallevel29]

Thank goodness for people like Mr Lynch, straight talking and wants all round better conditions for his members. Bring it on for the rest of the services and industries in the UK!! Enough is enough!!!!

[@Lioness_UTV]

What a nightmare interview. Why was she so combative? Her tone was rude, unprofessional, it's not her job to take a side, she is there to ask questions on behalf of the public. Well done to Mr Lynch for keeping it straightforward. I also like the fact that he called out mistruths. It's going to be a long summer ppl, buckle up.

[@jgcelliott1]

It's clear which side she is working for. .

[@eightiesmusic1984]

It would be no surprise if there is a repeat of the riots of 2011. Law breaking is not acceptable, however unrest on the streets cannot be ruled out. I doubt the claimed 12,000 police on the streets of London actually happened in 2011 to stop the riots, not least because there were no pictures of the massed ranks of police on any television channel. Police cuts ( they have been reversed but it will take time to cancel this out entirely) will make it far more difficult to keep the lid on it this time and the anger is even greater than 2011.

[@celticcheetah6371]

@@eightiesmusic1984 yeah I’m a secondary school teacher in London and can confirm that teenagers are frustrated, angry and very, very worried about their futures. We could be in for a nasty ‘long hot summer’

[@peterscott6818]

I have seen Kay Burley do some very good interviews in the past but this was just dreadful. What was it she was trying to imply? That the picket lines are full of violent yobs? That the unions are responsible for people dying? That the unions have no moral right to strike and therefore must accept compulsory redundancies and wage rises well below inflation even when management and shareholders are being paid very handsomely? An appalling interview that is a stain on her reputation. She should be ashamed of this performance.

[@Robalansson]

She gets very defensive when she's called out on her BS

[@thermodynamics458]

This man is a diamond. This was positively educational.

[@aslanmusic7678]

He purely speaks the truth throughout this interview, we need to stand up to the government. Social and economic inequality is becoming worse everyday with inflation, where is the point where we say stop?

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@AtticusChess]

Mick Lynch's logic is impeccable. He's a champion, unflustered and proud. What a revelation. He's made fools out of the idiotic journalists and ministers. Wonderful stuff. Our family are reasonably well off financially, not struggling like so many others in the post-Brexit madness, and support him and his union wholeheartedly. A brave man.

[@darrax4542]

Such a hostile and manipulative style of interview from the news reporter. He handled it well all things considered.

[@carthagodelenda9014]

Mick Lynch - what an absolute legend. Beautiful interview. Side note - Kay Burley grew up in a council estate near me - Beech Hill in Wigan. Mate of mine grew up with her. A miracle in eloquition lessons. Talk about forgetting your roots.

[@janetgough6585]

Burley is so appalling I almost felt sorry for her. Almost. But the floundering and bullying then went off the scale. Shame on Sky to send someone so inept to interview a very eloquent man about an important issue

[@shadesgayle5514]

Tried to bully Mr lynch but he is old school so no chance

[@Firemanfrog21]

Why did she keep saying "Mr Lynch"!?

[@LeftWinger9]

Lynch absolutely ran rings round her. Up the RMT. Johnson and Sir Keith ham face are an absolute disgrace

[@Paul-eb4jp]

Well done Mick and the unions, this govt is bragging about the numbers in work, yet they're working without rights and earning wages which leaves them needing foodbanks, it's a race to the bottom and it's sickening to hear this unpleasant sky reporter with her comfortable lifestyle attacking workers on behalf of the tories.

[@LucasLima-sz4kg]

"He has a strange relationship with the truth". Brilliant use of words.

[@jujutrini8412]

I loved him bringing up his fake name! I have been waiting for this to come up for days because Grant won't stop lying!

[@craftholds44]

Its all about profits for share holders. Those that have want more and those that are doing all the work have to suffer. Its time for this excessive profiteering to end. we should all be striking.

[@leverdusoleiluk]

What a ridiculous line of questioning. Well played Mr Lynch, I think Kay is being deliberately obtuse here. 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️ Good luck to the striking workers. 👊🏼🎯🔥

[@georgewright9914]

Last time I checked mick is a Marxist & labour doner

[@sweatymrkim4578]

She tried the heavy handed approach when interviewing Paul Gambaccini. It didn't end well for her.

[@jameshyland7807]

@@thirdmeow2270 no they arent, 22k is the average for the rail system, they arent striking for solely the drivers, who are decently paid, its for everyone else in that sector. Regardless, they are still being asked to take a pay cut, which they refuse, hence the strikes. stop regurgitating tory media nonsense.

[@georgewright9914]

@@thirdmeow2270 average is £55k for a train conductor Not a clue why they’re striking

[@thirdmeow2270]

@@jameshyland7807 not according to ONS. These lot are on a decent package, straight up. Only people that'll suffer from this utter greed is low payed workers, particularly in care sector when they're having to pay more for train fares. These rail unions have seen that we're on our knees and are trying to capitalise on it. Vile people

[@marcuscook37]

Who's pocket is she in, that was embarrassing

[@Sonic_emperor]

I love Mick Lynch! Glad he’s speaking truth to power and calling out the shambolic journalism of Kay Burley! This was funny to watch 😂

[@mosheridan7016]

I dont he has no right to hold the country to ransom any time they like anyone remember the 70s and how that ended.

[@mosheridan7016]

@Norman Smithers Rubbish exactly the same all about money as usual.

[@Sonic_emperor]

@@mosheridan7016 he’s entirely right - back in the day, workers used to strike and fight for their rights but nowadays. The train systems have become an absolute joke these years. Especially the last 5 years. Fares keep increasing and the profiteering of these franchising companies clearly doesn’t go back into the network

[@mosheridan7016]

Thought it was barleys best interviews actually and thats saying a lot

[@mosheridan7016]

@Norman Smithers Nah they are all communists

[@edix1673]

Mick is spot on. Kay came straight in with a leader for the conversation, to downplay the great work the Union is doing. "what a mess".... Absolute tory mouthpiece, beginning the conversation with a statement that workers fighting for their rights is a "mess". These people should be locked away from society. Next up she repeats a lie about Mick not meeting with tories. Mick tells her its a lie, she demands to know why Grant Shapps would lie (...because thats what tories do...) Mick points out Shapps uses sudinames to hide his identity, Kay brushes it off and move on with her attack. Mick is a legend. Kay Burley's career just ended.

[@jibsmokestack1]

Working class London union bosses are so good at dealing with the bs from the msm. Mick Lynch destroyed Kay's disingenuous line of questioning! Bravo sir!

[@georgewright9914]

Enjoy being Marxist & broke

[@thirdmeow2270]

These strikes are against the working class.

[@katebradshaw9280]

@Frank Swimbladder Shut it, old man.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

He's a tin pot marxist and lives for a strike.

[@TheNigelrojo]

Kay Burley just didn't know when to shut up.

[@djgiant3000]

Honest to god, The questions were so attacking and when he give very truthful answers she got very pissy!

[@djdoolittle1315]

She’s been told too by Rupert 😂☝️ silly old bag should shut its mouth

[@carentipler419]

They can't handle the truth!!!

[@LS-fe4ob]

He handled it superbly and stood his ground

[@andyr4941]

The first Union leader that's actually convinced me to change my mind and support them. Wow.

[@JottoHearthStone]

The "question" about the picket line was so absurdly disingenuous and attempting to trap him that honestly I've been put off her completely. Like was she trying to imply they would beat people up?

[@jgcelliott1]

Word games. .

[@mister3566]

Exactly

[@Lrripper]

Yes he said even that they would block them the media would have started telling everyone how this just like the miners strike and how it is going to turn violent and how awful these unions are.

[@kealydan]

well done Mick Lynch, up the unions

[@jameslilley8269]

She was very aggressive in this interview - she sounded like government spokes person not unbiased interviewer supporting the government lies. People need to take action and if that means more strikes to get a better deal then they should strike also this line taking us back to the 1970s the government a done that with all the increases in tax higher since 1970s - if the government cared about people they should reduce tax now and pay people a decent wage I bet MPs wages will rise with inflation

[@jackmorris6967]

8.30 onwards is quite uncomfortable to watch, how is this journalism. She comes off very rattled and even unhinged towards the end.

[@rimirimi32]

Well that was embarrassing! Was that an interrogation? She was verging on Vicki pollard, I was waiting for her to say “ but am I bothered tho! A posh Vicki pollard completely out of touch with the fact the uk has had the worst stagnation in wage rices over the last decade for over 200 years, paying more tax now than for over 70years ago The list is endless & we’ve had enough of being treated worthlessly!

[@paulvallance4347]

Anyone would think she'd never been on telly before, what a pathetic interview. Well done Mick Lynch for staying so calm and not getting drawn into negotiations with this presenter.

[@scoppio07]

Is she pissed up?

[@jjtinkler97]

Wow, Kay has really gone pantomime here. Shows how out of touch she is. Does she not realise that a huge number of people understand and support this action in the face of a dishonest government.

[@johnkydd9416]

Embarrassing by Burley

[@kabl00muk94]

She's come across as a vile woman in this interview, fair play to the bloke! Came across as intelligent, articulate and put these ridiculous questions in their place 😂👌🏻

[@buzzbladz7142]

She's like a witch alright.

[@dibble2005]

have to agree. He definitely exposed her agenda and put her in her place.

[@pauls3204]

She is a vile woman Ok, she’s well doable ! But she is a nasty creature

[@auldflyer]

He is a self serving loony of the left, more interested in feathering his own pockets with the ludicrous salary paid to him by the RMT membership....another of Putins Poodles..........

[@mooremoneymakin]

It's amazing how cool, calm and collected this guys stays in the face of such ridiculous questioning

[@ririvs]

She literally unraveled in front of us!! It was a pleasure to watch! She actually tried to gaslight him for a whole 15mins 🤣🤣

[@shadesgayle5514]

I totally agree she tried to suggest the workers were violent and aggressive without anything to go on

[@xprs1257]

She’s trying to belittle him talking down to him and he is talking very calmly and professionally.. Is this what they call professional journalism.. I don’t think so.

[@Hannan_1325]

This man cooked kay burley like a roast. That was just awesome to watch. RMT workers are lucky that Lynch is fighting on their behalf. I am sure ordinary workers will win.

[@GodlessScummer]

Watching Mick Lynch chew up and spit out hostile interviewers like Kay Burley has been excellent TV.

[@ihavenoname4273]

The public needs to stand firm and with the rail unions, don't let the media or the government try to divide us all.

[@mosheridan7016]

Never had any time for unions ever.

[@PaulineBradleyPIHG]

@Ihavenoname , I 100% agree! The RMT speak for all of us!!

[@AJ-xv7oh]

Stand firm with people on £45,000, demanding a pay rise...

[@mosheridan7016]

They already on 45k and average wage 35k no way would I support people like that ever.

[@ihavenoname4273]

@@AJ-xv7oh Not on 45k that's usual people trying to muddy the waters, many are on a lot lower than 45K. 45K is an average not the actual wage.

[@elyawdi]

Kate a disgrace, Mark... absolute Gold!

[@thatroverguy1937]

I bet a lot of people wish there unions were as good as the RMT

[@johnnorth1961]

100% agree 👍

[@appoNo1]

Join one, campaign and get involved.

[@mliam0709]

Presumanly it's easy for a union to play hardball when they represent people who work in a key industry like rail.

[@thatroverguy1937]

@@mliam0709 shame unison doesn’t represent NHS workers the same

[@thatroverguy1937]

@Johnnie W I’m not in the NHS but my heart goes out to NHS staff, I mean I didn’t know that nurses on average were only getting £34,000 a year while a tube driver gets £59,000 a year, how unfair is that

[@Bornflyhuhu]

Why is Kay’s tone like a school teacher telling off a pupil lol

[@paulrooks2542]

ALL THE BEST TO THE UNION .

[@kitsiewr]

She's combative, arrogant, and completely prejudiced. She makes him come across as calm, strong and gentlemanly, knowledgeable and eloquent. He's fighting FOR the rest of the travelling public - He's a HERO!!!

[@vickyserr]

I’m glad Mick Lynch was able to handle this interview well. Kay Burley came across as incredibly ignorant . Most of her info was incorrect , which makes her lazy, find out facts woman. I’m all for the rail workers going on strike, if workers don’t stand up for themselves no one else will. I’m part of a union and it’s because of this we have decent pay and conditions. Protest,protest,protest!!