Military personnel receiving training to cover striking Border Force staff, Cabinet Office confirms
A Border Force officer checking passports
MILITARY personnel are receiving training to cover striking Border Force staff at ports and airports, the Cabinet Office has confirmed.
Around 600 armed forces personnel are being prepared to carry out passport checks at the border, following a vote in favour of strike action by members of Border Force union PCS.
The government is also looking at the military to drive ambulances and fill in for striking firefighters, the Cabinet Office said in a press notice today.
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