London bus strike live: TfL announces which routes are disrupted today

Bus drivers walk out over pay differences

Many London bus services are expected to be disrupted (Getty)

Commuters in London are bracing themselves for travel chaos today, as bus workers stage the first of three 24-hour strikes over differing rates of pay. These are the latest updates:

• Transport for London (TfL) said almost half of the buses which normally operate in the morning were running.

• Unite has called TfL's statement on services "wildly optimistic".

• Further strikes are expected to talk place on 13 and 15 February.

• The bus companies likely to be affected are: Abellio (Abellio London and Abellio West London);
  Arriva (Arriva North and Arriva South); CT Plus (Hackney Community Transport); Go Ahead (Blue Triangle, Docklands, London General, London Central, Metrobus); London Sovereign; London United; Metroline (Metroline and Metroline West); Stagecoach (East London Bus & Coach Company, Selkent); Tower Transit

• TfL has released an afternoon update of which services are not running today. Check the live blog below for a list.

• TfL Director of Buses claims 'leveling up' pay would cost around £100million a year and "and would result in a cut to bus services, an increase in fares, or both."

• The bus routes affected by today's action.

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