Midweek Sport

COMMONS SECURITY GUARDS COULD SCUPPER BREXIT

Strike to cripple Westminste­r

- By COLIN HURST news@sundayspor­t.co.uk

BREXIT could yet be scuppered – but not by Remain fanatics or shifty foreign tricks.

Britain’s exit from the EU may be called off, thanks to a bunch of bolshy jobsworth security guards at the House of Commons.

The jumped-up bouncers at the Palace of Westminste­r are to be balloted for industrial action in a dispute over workload and changes to their break times.

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of action, which could start just days before Brexit day on March 29.

The union said any action could disrupt parliament­ary business – meaning the vital lawmaking needed to take Britain out of the EU could be held up – BLOCKING Britain’s exit from the bloc.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “The Palace of Westminste­r needs to pay serious attention to the demands of a key part of the parliament­ary workforce.

“Hardworkin­g staff are only asking for what is fair and just. They are not prepared to put up with a culture of fear.

“We urge management to meet with our representa­tives as a matter of urgency and settle this dispute.”

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday tried to reassure people in Northern Ireland that she can secure a Brexit deal that avoids a hard border with Ireland.

 ??  ?? WE MEAN BUSINESS: Mark Serwotka (right) says union must be taken seriously
WE MEAN BUSINESS: Mark Serwotka (right) says union must be taken seriously

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