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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Minister backs curbing right to strike of more public sector workers in UK

Gillian Keegan
Gillian Keegan hinted that a law to ensure minimum service levels on the rail network during strikes could be changed so that other sectors are targeted too. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A cabinet minister has backed widening the list of workers banned from striking, suggesting it could include NHS staff and others in “critical infrastructure” jobs.

Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, suggested more people might be put on the same footing as police officers and the military, given the “disproportionate” disruption and threat to public safety caused by such industrial action.

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