Greek anger at austerity as vote nears

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is facing a revolt in his left-wing party and strike calls from workers as he battles to win a parliament vote on a bailout deal to prevent the country’s economy from collapse.

But Mr Tsipras must now keep his own government from collapsing as he tries to push through a deal that he calls “irrational”. Talks on a bailout worth $85 billion will start if parliament agrees today to creditors’ demands, including painful tax increases and pension cuts.