An ambulance is parked outside Portcullis House, backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Some 10000 ambulance staff have voted to strike over pay and working conditions, along with a possible 100,000 nurses going on strike on Dec1. 5, leading the Government to set up contingency plans to cope with a wave of walkouts with Cabinet Minister Oliver Dowden in charge. /AP-PTI