Birmingham bin strikes: Government urged to hold COBRA meeting over dispute

City council declares 'major incident' after Birmingham bin strikes cause chaos amid mounting rubbish piles

In the last hour Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident over bin strikes in the city.

‘Rats gnawed through my sister’s car. Now there’s no escape’

Binmen in Birmingham, the UK’s second-largest city, have been on strike for three weeks, leaving bin bags obstructing pavements like an assault course.

For a garbage collector strike that is creating a lot of inconvenience and has become a national case

Birmingham bin strikes: Government urged to hold COBRA meeting over dispute

Conservative shadow ministers have written to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, urging the government to help end the dispute.

Conservatives calls for Cobra meeting to deal with Birmingham bin strikes

The Tories also urged the Government to send in private sector binmen to ‘bust the local authority refuse service strikes’.

Fury as Labour MP in rubbish-ridden city pushes for airport 4,000 miles away

Pest control experts say the uncollected waste in Birmingham has created a 'banquet' for rats, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks.