Cobra

Thousands of ambulance workers and paramedics are preparing to strike on Wednesday after talks between the Government and unions failed to address the issue of pay.Health Secretary…
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NHS leaders cannot keep patients safe during strikes and there is “deep worry”, health chiefs have warned, as they urged the Prime Minister to reopen talks on pay.In a last-minute…
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A month of rail disruption has begun, with workers walking out in the first of a wave of 48-hour strikes, as nurses prepare to take unprecedented industrial action.Members of the Rail,…
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Ministers will be “straining every sinew” to minimise the disruption of a wave of winter strikes – but “cannot eliminate” the risks, a Cabinet minister has said after an emergency Cobra…
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Military personnel stepping in for striking NHS workers are unlikely to drive ambulances in response to emergencies, Downing Street has indicated.A formal request has been submitted for…
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Plans for military staff and civil servants to cover for striking workers in the coming weeks will be discussed at a Cobra meeting on Monday.The country is set to be hit by a wave of…
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Hundreds of troops are being trained to drive ambulances and firefight in the event of strike action, the Government has said.About 2,000 military personnel, civil servants and other…
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