Army are being trained ahead of winter strikes, minister says
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The government minister Nadhim Zahawi has confirmed that troops are being trained to drive ambulances and fight fires - as the country braces for widespread public sector strikes in the run up to Christmas. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Mr Zahawi also hit out at unions, and stoked controversy by suggesting that workers going on strike to try and improve their pay during a cost of living crisis were playing into the hands of Vladimir Putin - an assessment described as 'ludicrous and insulting' by his political opponents. ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News
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