Ambulance workers on the picket line outside Soundwell Ambulance Station, in Bristol
(Picture: Ben Birchall / PA)The Government is bringing forward a new law which will force unions to ensure a minimum level of service by paramedics, rail workers, and the fire service during strikes. It could be extended in future to cover other workforces carrying out industrial action.
Ministers have been accused of rushing through the legislation without MPs giving it proper scrutiny, by allowing it to pass through the Commons in just two days.
