UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned that the country is facing a “challenging period” with a wave of industrial action over the coming weeks.
Sunak made the comments during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, as train services across the UK were severely disrupted by the first of a wave of 48-hour strikes in the run-up to Christmas.
The prime minister’s official spokesman said: “The prime minister opened Cabinet by saying the country is facing significant industrial action across a range of sectors this winter and that this will be a challenging period to get through.
“He added that the government had been fair and reasonable in its approach to agreeing the independent pay review bodies’ recommendations for public sector pay rises and in facilitating further discussion with unions and employers.”…