Union bosses at the heart of Birmingham's festering bin strike have accused Government-appointed commissioners of 'sabotaging' peace talks and claim Keir Starmer's Labour-led Government is complicit in blocking a deal.
The all-out strike by members of Unite has dragged on for more than two months now, leaving piles of rubbish rotting in the streets of Britain's second largest city and prompting fury from long-suffering residents.
Despite conciliation service Acas stepping in earlier this month, the stand-off remains in deadlock.
And now the union is pointing the finger squarely at Whitehall officials parachuted in after the council's effective bankruptcy last year.
Unite said the talks set out a clear timeline for a discussed offer to be tabled by the council, but it claimed no offer has been made.
