Members of the Armed Forces will miss Christmas this year to deal with the fallout of public sector strikes, Rishi Sunak has said.

Walkouts are affecting Britain every day until December 25, which will include the first ever strikes orchestrated by Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

Speaking on a visit to the RAF Coningsby base in Lincolnshire, Mr Sunak said: "I had the opportunity to say thank you to some of our armed forces personnel because many of them are going to miss Christmas to help us deal with the disruption from strikes, whether that's manning border posts or driving ambulances.

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