Fresh bus strikes in Kent

Hundreds of bus workers are due to walk out in a dispute over pay, affecting services across Kent.

Unite, which has demanded a pay rise of 12.3% for workers, said 600 staff would strike on Friday 30th September.

The union said the pay increase is ‘in line with the current real inflation rate’ after workers saw their pay ‘eroded in real terms’ in recent years.

A spokeswoman for bus firm Arriva said the company was ‘extremely disappointed’ for all its customers.