Unions threaten ‘waves of industrial action’ over UK cost of living crisis

Move could see synchronised strikes in autumn as new prime minister takes office

Britain is facing a wave of coordinated industrial action by striking unions this autumn in protest at the escalating cost of living crisis, the Observer can reveal.

A series of motions tabled by the country's biggest unions ahead of the TUC congress next month demand that they work closely together to maximise their impact and win" the fight for inflation-related pay rises.