Military staff and civil servants could be called in to assist at border control and ports in an attempt to mitigate the impact of upcoming strike action.
It's just one of the measures set to be discussed at a Cobra meeting on Monday, as the UK faces a fresh wave of strikes. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, workers from nurses, paramedics and rail workers to Border Force officials are set to walk out over pay and conditions.
The Government confirmed that military personnel and civil servants are being trained to help step in, including into hospital trusts in order to familiarise themselves with ambulance operations ahead of ambulance strike scheduled for December 21.
