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.
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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.
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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.
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