By order of the Squeaky Blinders: Tory MP shares fears of rats ‘size of cats’ in Birmingham

Tory MP dubs Birmingham rats 'Squeaky Blinders' as indefinite bin strike continuesPA Media

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00:00We know that fly-tipping is an expensive and it's a dangerous nuisance and local

00:04authorities such as Conservative-led Walsall are taking a really proactive

00:07and determined approach to tackling this but with bin strikes on our doorstep in

00:12the neighbouring Labour-led Birmingham Council we fear more fly-tipping

00:17particularly in the communities that border Birmingham. Alarmingly we're

00:21hearing of rats the size of cats in Britain's second city and let's be

00:27quite certain the squeaky blinders are definitely not welcome in Aldrich

00:30Brownhills but I'd like to ask the Minister what specific support can she

00:35provide to neighbouring authorities in these very specific circumstances and

00:39what can she do to bring the bin strikes to an end? Obviously Birmingham City

00:42Council's bin situation is a matter for the council but what I would say as a

00:46neighbouring MP in Coventry we have not seen any of the fly-tipping that she

00:51talks about in Walsall. It certainly hasn't occurred in Coventry but what I

00:55would say is that both sides need to get around the table and sort this out

00:59for the benefit of the people of Birmingham.