Tories launch crackdown on trade union strikes

One union leader says tough new proposals smack of Nazi Germany. But do the Tories have the public on side?

Union picket line
(Image credit: Getty)

A radical overhaul of Britain's strike laws – described by The Guardian as "the biggest crackdown on trade union rights for 30 years" – will be unveiled by the government today.

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