Unions poised to back policy of defiance against UK law restricting strikes

Motion at TUC congress rejecting minimum service levels likely to be a political headache for Labour leader

Unions are expected to back a policy of defiance over a recently passed law aimed at restricting strikes in public services, in a move that could cause a political headache for the Labour leader, Keir Starmer.

A motion calling for non-compliance and non-cooperation to requirements for minimum service levels is predicted to pass at the TUC's annual congress in Liverpool on Monday, after it was waved through a composite meeting on Thursday.