Tory Leader Pledges to End Birmingham Bin Strike

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has promised to end the ongoing bin strikes in Birmingham if her party wins the upcoming local elections. In a series of interviews with BBC local radio stations, Badenoch criticized the current Labour-run council's handling of the dispute, which has left rubbish piling up on the city's streets. She said a Conservative administration would take decisive action to resolve the industrial action and restore waste collection services. The local elections are scheduled for 7 May.