Blair losing control, say top unions
Tony Blair was accused last night of ‘completely losing control’ as the firefighters’ strike entered its third day – and a wave of new industrial unrest was set to hit airports and schools.
With Britain facing growing paralysis as unions considered a series of ‘spin-off walkouts’ over safety across the rail network, power plants and the Tube, leading union figures presented the Prime Minister with the biggest threat yet to his power.