Tube strikes set to hit London in February have been suspended as RMT come to agreements with Transport for London during negotiations.

The strike action, scheduled to start on Sunday, February 5 and span across four days will no longer go ahead.

Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said they welcome the agreement to reopen control rooms and the guarantee of "promotion into safety critical grades for Customer Service Assistants grade 2 positions".

Strikes caused chaos for Londoners in January

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General Secretary Mick Cash said: "The fighting stance taken by RMT members since the jobs cull on our tube stations was first announced has reversed nearly 60% of those savage cuts.

"That is a tremendous victory and a reflection of the resilience and determination of our reps and the membership right across London Underground.

"We will now continue to work on implementation of the new staffing arrangements at the local level and as always RMT remains eternally vigilant."

Steve Griffiths, Chief Operating Officer for London Underground, said: "We are pleased to have reached an agreement with both unions and we welcome the RMT’s decision to suspend the strike action planned for next week.

"We agree that we need more staff in our stations and we will be recruiting at least 650 new station staff this year, of which 325 will be additional new roles.

"The remainder will comprise supervisor and customer service assistant roles and are expected to be a mix of both full time and part time.

"We will continue working with the unions as well as implementing the independent recommendations made by the London TravelWatch review to help meet the needs of our customers and to ensure they feel safe, fully supported and able to access the right assistance at all times."

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