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• Sunak tries to remain above fray as public sector strikes continue

  31-01-2023 16:00
  
  PM likely to find it increasingly difficult to stay out of debate as industrial action escalatesUK politics live – latest news updatesAs teachers prepare to join the latest wave of industrial action battering Rishi Sunak’s government this week, there is little sign of either side backing down.Teachers in England and Wales will strike on Wednesday, alongside university staff, train drivers and 100,000 civil servants across scores of separate workplaces. Continue reading...
  
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• Hospitals in England cancel 88,000 appointments in seven weeks due to strikes

  31-01-2023 01:01
  
  NHS leaders warn disruption to patients could become even worse as healthcare staff plan further strikesHospitals in England have had to cancel 88,000 appointments because of strikes by nurses and ambulance staff over the last seven weeks, figures have revealed.NHS bosses warned on Tuesday that the already “shocking scale of disruption” to patient care could “skyrocket” in coming weeks as unions intensify their campaign and walkouts over pay become commonplace. Continue r
  
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