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Stephanie Wareham

Birmingham bin strike cannot continue, council leader says ahead of fresh talks

Rubbish bags are taken away on Poplar Road in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

The situation in Birmingham during the bin strike “cannot continue”, the city council’s leader has said as he urged the Unite union to help bring the industrial action to an end ahead of a fresh round of talks on Wednesday.

John Cotton has asked Unite to “come back to the table” and bring an end to the all-out bin worker strike that has caused misery for residents since it started on March 11.

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