Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to escalate their pay dispute with the government and walk out in an all-out strike next month.
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) started industrial action in June and have been on strike on alternate weeks since the beginning of August but they will commence an indefinite strike from Sept. 5.
The choice of date is politically significant as it is the date the Conservative Party leadership contest will be concluded, with either Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak taking over as prime minister from Boris Johnson the following day….