Boris’s flagship 24-hour Night Tube ‘to be postponed’ in latest attempt solve

Three unions have also announced two 24-hour walkouts on 25 and 27 August.

Drivers union Aslef said it will continue talks and didn’t now plan to strike.

The gates at Victoria underground station are shut as a 24 hour strike hits London Tube on August 6, 2015.

The two sides were meeting at conciliation service Acas, for talks aimed at calling off the strikes altogether.

London Underground is believed to be on the verge of suspending the “Night Tube” until later in the year because of concerns over staffing levels.

Millions of Londoners were forced to walk, cycle or take packed buses to and from work last Thursday as Underground staff staged their second strike in a month over plans to run trains all night at weekends.

The union’s position has not shifted since Tuesday when the RMT released this statement: “LU has not tabled a proposal that would meet members’ demands over pay and night running and as a result, the decision has been taken to call you out for a longer period”.

Meanwhile, the September 12 start date for London Underground’s new all-night Tube service is expected to be delayed, according to sources.

This could mean that some services could be in operation during next week’s strike, though this has yet to be confirmed by Transport for London.

The move comes as transport bosses warned that new demands from unions would lead to significantly higher fares for passengers, adding as much as £152 to the cost of an annual travel card. As for the pay dispute with the tube unions, LU have maintained that their offer is “fair” and that the Night Tube will create 500 jobs. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We have made the rosters available so frontline staff can see them and we want to discuss these with the trade unions”.