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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

No 10 cleaning and catering staff to begin month-long strike over pay

A cleaner wipes the door to No 10 Downing Street in London.
A cleaner wipes the door to No 10 Downing Street. Many permanent roles in government departments are outsourced. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty

Downing Street could become a notably less appealing place to work in the coming weeks, with cleaners and catering staff at No 10 scheduled to begin a month-long continuous strike over pay and conditions.

The strike, scheduled to last from 24 February to 25 March in No 10 and the Cabinet Office, is an extension of a wider dispute that has already taken place in a series of government departments.

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