Talks to end long-running Birmingham bin strike break down after union leaders accuse council chiefs of lying over pay

TALKS to end the long-running bins strike broke down yesterday with union leaders accusing council chiefs of lying over pay.

Unite said the guarantees being offered to refuse workers in public were not backed up by written deals.

AlamyTalks to end the long-running Birmingham bins strike broke down yesterday[/caption] PABirmingham City Council leader John Cotton said that 18,000 tons of rotting rubbish had been collected this month[/caption]

Negotiations over the dispute ...