Mick Lynch to retire as leader of UK rail workers’ union

Mr Lynch said that he was incredibly proud to have served the union both as a rank-and-file member and an elected officer

RMT union general secretary Mick Lynch (Lucy North/PA)

Mick Lynch has announced his retirement as general secretary of the country’s biggest rail workers’ union.

The 63-year-old, who was elected general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) in 2021, has led the union through a series of pay strikes over the past two years.