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Birmingham bin strike: Labour MP says deal will happen 'when it gets done'

BBC News · Birmingham · 17 Jul 2026

A short summary written from the source below. Always check your council for the final word on your collections.

Birmingham residents are no closer to a resolution in the bin workers' strike after Labour MP Jess Phillips told BBC Radio WM that a deal would get done "when it gets done". The dispute between bin workers and Birmingham City Council has now lasted 14 months.

Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley, was speaking to presenter Ed James as part of a series of interviews with major political parties ahead of next week's local elections. She gave no indication of when collections might return to normal.

Waste and recycling services have been severely disrupted throughout the dispute. No confirmed date has been given for a full restoration of collections.

Source: BBC News