British unions protest as MPs were set to vote on a bill that will require unionised professions to provide a minimum level of service during strikes in key public services. The new law will require minimum levels of service during walkouts by various workers, including healthcare staff, firefighters and railway employees -- following months of disruptive stoppages across the private and public sectors, as decades-high inflation fuels the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation and demands for hefty pay rises. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES