Picking a row with nurses on pay after the events of the last year was a curious move by the government. Unions are preparing to fight ministers who say they are determined to not concede.
“The PM will only get – and keep – the extra staff our patients need by also committing to a significant pay rise,” said Royal College of Nursing chief Donna Kinnair earlier this month, as the union demanded a 12.5% average pay rise above the government’s planned 1% increase.
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