Cabinet minister Gillian Keegan suggested extending ban on police and military from taking industrial action to other sectors
Trade unions have vowed to oppose any new anti-strike laws tabled by the government, as home secretary Suella Braverman urged the public to reconsider their Christmas travel plans amid “serious disruption” caused by planned industrial action by Border Force staff.
The government is engaged in a bitter PR battle with the unions over who is to blame for the looming wave of public sector strikes.
