Only a month ago I think 5 other labour MP's joined the picket line and Starmer gave them a warning, which should have been a warning to everyone else, but then last week Starmer again specifically said don't join the picket line. Tarry then does it anyway, and goes one better and gives interviews and then starts talking about what Starmer wants, it's too reckless and disjointed. To be fair to Tarry in the interview though, it did sound like he expected to be sacked for going on the picket line alone, so getting sacked for that wouldn't have surprised me, never mind doing the interview as well.
It at least shows that Labour MP's are behind the workers and willing to sacrifice themselves for that, but also shows that Starmer won't take any insubordination, and wants everyone to pull in the same direction, but in the correct way. I don't think it's as bad for Labour as some on here are making out.
Supporting public sector workers is one thing (and very, very much the right thing), which Labour will always do more than the Tories, but joining the picket line is completely another, and was totally unnecessary. Just let them strike/ picket, and go after the Tories for the reasons they're doing it, and release interviews about it though official channels. All this does is cause the party problems, and the party need to be pulling in the same direction.
If Labour can get into power they can do whatever they like for public sector workers, and the workers will get better results from that, and the public less disruption from that.
Is anybody in any sector getting a pay rise which is keeping up with this level of inflation, when the country is verging on recession?