Take children into work during strike next week, says Cameron

FIRMS should allow parents to take their children to work during next week’s strike, according to Prime Minister David Cameron.

Millions of parents are expected to struggle with childcare as teachers strike next Wednesday, a move which could lead to the closure of thousands of schools.

Yesterday, as he urged bosses to allow their staff to bring children to work, Mr Cameron hit out at Labour’s links to the unions, saying the proportion of the party’s funding from the unions since Ed Miliband took over as leader had risen from 56 per cent to 86 per cent.

A source indicated No 10 staff could be among those able to bring their children to work. She said: “Downing Street would be one of the places where if you want to bring your children, that could be arranged.”

There were calls of “change the law” from the Tory benches after senior Tory MP Richard Ottaway said strikes should be banned unless half or more of a membership vote for it.

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Cameron said: “It is wrong that these strikes are going ahead.”