of military personnel and civil servants, who are being trained to support the border force at ports and airports. other members of the armed forces are learning how to drive ambulances. the next three weeks to the new year resemble an advent calendar of disruption as nurses, transport workers, postal workers, baggage handlers and others have scheduled strikes. the blue indicates the nurses strike, the red is various travel disruption, and the yellow other industrial action is taking place, including of course the industrial action by postal workers. so that is what you are looking at dotted throughout december and into the new year, up until the 7th of january. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster for us. morning to you. one cobra meeting