Troops have started training for passport checking roles ahead of Border Force's staff Christmas strike.
The Cabinet Officer has said up to 600 military personnel and 700 civil servants were being trained to support a range of services - including Border Force at airports and ports - in the event of strike action.
He added that his priority is to "protect lives and to minimise the disruption on people's lives" but insisted the government will always "try and act fairly and reasonably" with public sector pay.
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