Liverpool dock workers to begin two-week strike after talks end in ‘chaos’

UK supply chains likely to be hit after talks over pay with Peel Ports fail, and Unite's Sharon Graham criticises actions by board

Hundreds of dock workers at one of the UK's largest container ports are beginning a fresh two-week strike in a dispute over pay, which could further disrupt the country's supply chains.

Nearly 600 members of the Unite union at the Port of Liverpool, which is owned by Peel Ports, will strike again from Monday, after the union said talks designed to resolve the dispute ended in chaos".