LONDON bus bosses were made to eat their words yesterday when a massive display of solidarity saw thousands of drivers strike in only the second capital-wide walkout since the 1980s.

Employers and publicly owned managing body Transport for London (TfL) had sought to smear the industrial action before it began with claims that only a tiny percentage of members backed it.

But on the day thousands of Unite members respected the ballot result in a clear message that bus workers intend to put an end to unfair pay.