UK set for new wave of strikes as civil servants and train drivers vote for action – as it happened

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According to Pat Leahy, political editor of the Irish Times, the Irish government is doubtful about the prospect of a breakthrough in the coming weeks in the talks on the Northern Ireland protocol.

In his Sky News interview Chris Heaton-Harris, the Northern Ireland secretary, also suggested that large number of politicians in parliament are voting for Matt Hancock to perform grim" tasks on I'm A Celebrity. My colleague Aubrey Allegretti has the story here.