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Grant Shapps: ‘No request’ for Army as strikes loom

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Grant Shapps: ‘No request’ for Army as strikes loom

Grant Shapps: ‘No request’ for Army as strikes loom

Grant Shapps says there is “no request” at the moment for the Armed Forces to step in and help the NHS during a winter of strikes.

However, the business secretary adds: “We want to make sure that all contingencies will be in place” to deal with strike action.

Report by Jonesia.

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