UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman urges citizens to ‘think carefully’ before travelling on this Christmas. Find out why

Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, has warned the British citizens to "think carefully" before making arrangements to go outside the country this Christmas.

Braverman said that planned Border Force strikes would "undeniably" create significant inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of passengers attempting to utilize ports and airports. The home secretary revealed that she intends to use the military to replace the positions of striking employees.

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has declared strikes at Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports, as well as Newhaven port on December 23 and 26, as well as between December 28 and 31. Manchester Airport has advised that some cancellations are possible, as are lengthy lines at immigration.


Braverman told reporters: "It's extremely unfortunate that they've decided to strike at important periods like the run-up to and after Christmas as well as the New Year”. "If they go forward with the strikes, there will be unmistakable, significant inconvenience for many thousands of individuals, who had vacation arrangements”.



According to the PCS, 40,000 of its members, who work for the government, depend on food banks, while 45,000 get in-work benefits. More than 100,000 PCS members have decided to go for strike, with more government departments set to go on strike in the festive time.

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