Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has lent his support to striking Birmingham bin workers on the picket line - and warned that defeat in the dispute would lead to councils in other areas threatening wage cuts.A day after Birmingham City Council said it had launched contempt of court proceedings against the Unite trade union over the all-out strike which began in March, Mr Corbyn said central government was underfunding local authorities.

Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has lent his support to striking Birmingham bin workers on the picket line - and warned that defeat in the dispute would lead to councils in other areas threatening wage cuts.A day after Birmingham City Council said it had launched contempt of court proceedings against the Unite trade union over the all-out strike which began in March, Mr Corbyn said central government was underfunding local authorities.