The deployment of soldiers to these posts follows multi-day holiday strikes by border staff working at six major UK airports.
London: Thanasis Gavos
The British Ministry of Defense has confirmed that members of the armed forces have begun to they are trained at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports to process travel document checks.
The utilization of soldiers in these posts follows the announcement multi-day strikes over the festive period by border staff working at six major UK airports.
On Thursday the Minister of the Interior Suella Braverman call those thinking of traveling over Christmas to and from affected airports should “think carefully”.
The first of at least four days of planned strikes by Royal Mail workers has been underway since this morning.
Strikes within December many sectors of public and private sector workers have announced, demanding higher raises amid inflation exceeding 11%.
The biggest strikes will be by rail workers, nurses, ambulance drivers and baggage handlers at Heathrow.
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