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» Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Strikes

Asked if the Government felt it had done all it could ahead of tomorrow’s strike action and why there hadn’t been last minute talks with the unions, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there had been meetings with the unions and would be more meetings in the coming weeks, but that some of the unions were pre-empting these.

Asked why Ministers hadn’t invited union leaders for last minute talks, the PMS said that lots of meetings had taken place and talks were ongoing, he added that many unions were not taking action for that reason.

Asked if the Education Secretary spoke to the teaching unions last night, the PMS confirmed that he had, and pointed out that the biggest teaching union was not on strike because they wanted to continue with the talks.

Asked if the PM was confident that the UK’s borders would be secure during the strike action, the PMS said that contingency plans had been considered and were in place to deal with issues anticipated as a result of the strike action by UK Border Agency staff.

Asked If MPs should continue to receive their generous pension payments, the PMS confirmed that the current system for MPs was not sustainable and would need to be reformed.

Asked how Downing Street would be affected by the strikes, the PMS said he expected no disruption to the operations in the PM’s office, and very low numbers of staff taking strike action.

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