By Claire Ellicott and Jason Groves Political Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:55 GMT, 28 February 2019 | Updated: 00:56 GMT, 28 February 2019
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Ministers are poised to offer a big concession to trade unions over online strike ballots as part of a package to win their backing for Theresa May’s Brexit deal.
A decision by the Government on whether to introduce electronic balloting, a key demand of the unions, is imminent, and could come as soon as next week, they say.
Unions have demanded improved trade union rights, including online ballots, as the price of their support for the deal.
Government's decision on whether to introduce electronic balloting - a key demand of the trade unions - is imminent, and could come as soon as next week, they claim
But critics have warned that allowing electronic votes would increase the prospect of strikes because it would become easier and cheaper to ballot union members. There have also been concerns about the security of online balloting.
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