UK ministers announce anti-strike law to enforce ‘minimum service levels’

Legislation expected to allow bosses of key public services to sue unions and sack workers

Ministers have announced anti-strike legislation to enforce “minimum service levels” in six key public services including the NHS and schools as Rishi Sunak scrambles to get a grip on industrial disputes.

The government plans to introduce a law in the coming weeks that is expected to allow bosses in health, education, fire, ambulance, rail and nuclear commissioning, to sue unions and sack employees if the minimum levels are not met.