• Ministers accused of ‘spoiling for a fight’ with nurses over pay

    While health secretary Steve Barclay says he will not negotiate, unions suggestthe compromise reached in Scotland could help avert strikesMinisters were under intense pressure last night to open new pay talks that could avert a devastating series of NHS strikes as health unions suggested a deal could be struck if both sides were willing to negotiate and compromise.Amid claims from Labour and from NHS sources that ministers appeared to be playing politics and deliberately “spoiling for a fi
  • Ministers accused of spoiling for a fight with nurses over pay

    While health secretary Steve Barclay says he will not negotiate, unions suggestthe compromise reached in Scotland could help avert strikesMinisters were under intense pressure last night to open new pay talks that could avert a devastating series of NHS strikes as health unions suggested a deal could be struck if both sides were willing to negotiate and compromise.Amid claims from Labour and from NHS sources that ministers appeared to be playing politics and deliberately “spoiling for a fi

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