Border Force strike at Heathrow Airport suspended

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Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport had been due to go on strike in a dispute over shift patterns [Getty Images]

A strike by Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport has been suspended.

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) were due to walk out for four days from 11 April over changes in shift patterns.

PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said "this does not end the dispute" but the Home Office could show it was "genuinely seeking a resolution".

Before the walkout was called off, the Home Office had said it had "robust plans" to minimise delays.

The shift changes could cause job losses, the union said.

Ms Heathcote added: "If the Home Office does not engage in meaningfully addressing members' grievances, strikes will be resumed and further escalated."

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