UK braced for biggest day of strike action in a decade with schools to close and railways grind to a halt

Trade Unions protest outside Downing Street on Monday over the right to strike

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Britain will be hit by strike chaos on Wednesday as civil servants, teachers and train drivers walk out simultaneously in the most significant day of industrial action in a decade.

Downing Street warned the public that the coordinated strikes would cause “significant disruption” as around half a million workers across the public sector stage a walkout over pay, jobs and conditions.