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A WAR of words over strikes raged last night as commuters faced more travel chaos in the capital because of a walkout by thousands of London Underground workers.
Union leaders took the unusual step of urging the Prime Minister to intervene in the Tube dispute after the latest 24-hour walkout led to huge queues for buses and taxis, costing firms millions.
Leaders of the Rail Maritime and Transport union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association wrote to David Cameron pressing him to convene urgent talks in a bid to resolve a bitter row over 800 job losses.
The unions said they were taking the "unprecedented" step after accusing London Mayor Boris Johnson of being more interested in using the dispute to shore up his standing among the Tory faithful.