By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-03-31 13:31:24 | Updated at 2025-04-02 04:13:27
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A woman was left stranded after rats "the size of cats" gnawed through her car's wiring as she became yet another victim of Birmingham's horrific bin strike.
Revolting rodents which are running rampant through the city's streets after three weeks of bin strikes, managed to scramble their way into a BMW to feast upon food inside the vehicle, as well as the rest of the wiring inside the car.
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A woman was left stranded after rats "the size of cats" gnawed through her car's wiring as she became yet another victim of Birmingham's horrific bin strike
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Resident Mohammed Choudrey told The Telegraph that he had seen a rat "charging towards a cat" and that the rodent had been so large that it caused the feline to flee in terror.
"I looked at the rat, and for a brief few seconds I thought it was a cat. They're being fed so well that they are growing in size," he added.
Hitting out at the council for allowing the city to become riddled with rubbish, he said: "They can claim they are bankrupt but we are paying for a service we are not getting.
"If it was a private company, we wouldn’t pay. The council has a duty of care to protect its citizens because this is dangerous."
The Tories have demanded that Labour hold an urgent Cobra meeting to address the state of Birmingham's bin strikes, delivering a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and communities minister Angela Rayner
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The city's council tax falls between £1,491.33 and £4,474 per year, as the average resident is forced to fork out more than £2,000.
Tax rates are set to increase by 7.5 per cent in April.
The Tories have demanded that Labour hold an urgent Cobra meeting to address the state of Birmingham's bin strikes, delivering a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.
Now, ahead of May's local election, other competing parties are eyeing up council seats as residents become increasingly frustrated with Labour in power.
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