Civil service strikes may last the year if ministers don't budge says union
The union is asking for a 10% pay rise as 40 thousand civil servants are said to use food banks.
David Wood
Political Correspondent, ITV News West Country
Follow @davidbevanwoodDavid is ITV West Country's Political Correspondent, responsible for covering political stories for our news programmes and asking politicians the questions you want answering. David is based both in Westminster and across the West Country. He has worked for ITV since 2010, first as a reporter for ITV Wales and then moving to London to work for all of ITV's regional programmes. David also presents the monthly political debate programme, The West Country Debate.
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