Widespread NHS strikes are 'a badge of shame for the government', Sir Keir Starmer has said
Why you can trust Sky NewsThe Labour leader made the comment as tens of thousands of NHS staff - including nurses and ambulance workers -Unions are demanding pay rises amid the ongoing cost of living crisis, along with improved conditions, but the government will not budge on wages, saying the current year's offer will not be increased.
Health secretary Steve Barclay said the government had accepted"in full" the recommendation on wage increases from the independent pay review body, adding:"Of course that came on top of the 3% that was awarded the previous year to the NHS when other public sector workers had a pay freeze. Unite boss Sharon Graham also told Sky News she had"not had one single meeting on pay with the government", telling ministers to"stop the politicking [and] get round the table".However, health minister and former nurse Maria Caulfield urged unions to call off the industrial action, saying:"There is a risk to patients the longer that strikes go on."
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