Union chief has warned strikes may mean ‘delays to emergency callouts’
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Union chief has warned strikes may mean ‘delays to emergency callouts’
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Metropolitan Police staff are set to stage a 25-hour strike on New Year’s Eve, a move that trade union Unite warns could lead to "delays to emergency callouts" during one of London's busiest nights.
A persistent wave of strike action has unfolded over 2025 despite the government's efforts to mend industrial relations
Drivers are in a dispute over working hours
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan hailed what he said was ‘positive news’ but further walkouts called for April and May remain on in…
The deputy assistant commissioner has warned any attempt to overwhelm policing ‘absolutely will not work’
It comes despite the force’s chief previously saying that 300 more officers were needed
Some 77,000 resident doctors work in hospitals and community services, with thousands of them expected to strike for five days…
