State opening of UK parliament could be disrupted by security staff strikes
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from on (#6FPM9)
PCS union warns there may be serious delays' as it announces action to coincide with king's speech
Next month's state opening of parliament, one of the set-piece events in the UK political calendar, could face serious disruption after House of Commons security staff announced they would strike to coincide with it.
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), which represents 250 parliamentary security staff who announced initial plans for a strike earlier this months, said any delays or queues on 7 November, when King Charles will deliver his first speech to parliament as monarch, would be the fault of management.
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