Measures come as a series of unions across public services prepare for strike action
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy meet business owners at a Christmas market in Downing Street. Mr Sunak and his government are preparing to call in the military to cope with a wave of strikes in Britain.Hundreds of troops are being trained to drive ambulances and firefight in the event of strike action, the British government has said.
As well as covering for fire and ambulance crews, they could also be drafted in to ports and airports in the event of strike action by Border Force staff.Conservative Party chairman Nadim Zahawi said ministers were determined to minimise disruption from industrial action in the weeks ahead. The Cabinet Office said no decisions have been taken yet on the deployment of troops, but they were part of the “range of options available” should the strikes go ahead as planned.
As well as ambulance staff, nurses in the NHS are due to hold two days of strikes this month while junior doctors are also set to be balloted on industrial action. Mr Zahawi said that while he was “absolutely conscious” of how difficult it was for many workers, the country simply could not afford inflation or above-inflation pay awards.
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