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| Police set for ballot over right to strike | Police set for ballot over right to strike |
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| Police officers across England and Wales will start voting on Thursday on whether they should seek the right to strike. | Police officers across England and Wales will start voting on Thursday on whether they should seek the right to strike. |
| The Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, said it would need half its membership – 65,000 officers – to vote in favour to secure a mandate for change. | The Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, said it would need half its membership – 65,000 officers – to vote in favour to secure a mandate for change. |
| About 36,000 officers have registered to vote and the organisers are optimistic that many more will do so before the ballot closes on 28 February. | About 36,000 officers have registered to vote and the organisers are optimistic that many more will do so before the ballot closes on 28 February. |
| The police have been banned from taking industrial action since the aftermath of the last police strike in 1919, since when successive governments have recognised the unique status of police officers in their negotiations over pay and conditions. | The police have been banned from taking industrial action since the aftermath of the last police strike in 1919, since when successive governments have recognised the unique status of police officers in their negotiations over pay and conditions. |
| Steve Williams, the Police Federation chairman, has said the ballot follows a period of "unprecedented discontent and low morale" among officers. | Steve Williams, the Police Federation chairman, has said the ballot follows a period of "unprecedented discontent and low morale" among officers. |
| "It was agreed that for the Police Federation of England and Wales to embark on a course of action that could potentially change the landscape of British policing forever, it would need a clear mandate from its members to do so," Williams said. "I believe the figure agreed would provide us with that mandate." | "It was agreed that for the Police Federation of England and Wales to embark on a course of action that could potentially change the landscape of British policing forever, it would need a clear mandate from its members to do so," Williams said. "I believe the figure agreed would provide us with that mandate." |
| The home secretary, Theresa May, has made clear that any question of the right to strike is "off the table", but pledged that the police will remain the best paid of the emergency services. | The home secretary, Theresa May, has made clear that any question of the right to strike is "off the table", but pledged that the police will remain the best paid of the emergency services. |
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