BRITAIN: It is likely that the army could secure Britain’s borders if planned strikes go ahead, says Francis Maude. “Speaking on Sky’s Murnaghan, and the BBC’s Politics Show, Francis Maude suggested that the army could be used to help secure British borders if Wednesday’s planned strikes over public sector pensions were to go ahead. Britain’s image would be affected, he said, ‘if people travelling to Britain are subjected to inordinately long queues and inconvenience’.”