Immigration staff have announced plans to strike next week in a move which will worsen the lengthy queues at Heathrow airport.
The Immigration Services Union, representing 4,500 border staff, will stage industrial action next Thursday as part of a national public sector strike over pensions. It will inform the Cabinet Office today of its plans.
The move could see hundreds of staff at Heathrow and other airports affected, adding to the delays already being endured at passport control.
Home Office ministers yesterday revealed they would draft in an extra 80 border staff at Heathrow in “hit squads” to tackle the immigration crisis after the Home Secretary Thereas May was brought before the Prime Minister to explain the “unacceptable” queues of over two hours.