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Grant Shapps says lives will be at risk tomorrow in biggest day of NHS strike

Nurses and ambulance crews will walk out on Monday in an ongoing dispute over pay

Wales Online

Shapps expresses concern for lives as NHS prepares for ‘biggest’ strike day

Thousands of nurses and ambulance staff in England are due to strike.

The Independent UK

No-one ‘at any level’ in Government in talks on NHS pay, Unite says

General secretary Sharon Graham accused ministers of an ‘abdication of responsibility’.

The Independent UK

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Union boss accuses Tory Grant Shapps of 'lying' about NHS ambulance strike

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said the idea that Ambulance workers didn't provide minimum cover while on strike is an "absolute, utter lie"

Daily Mirror

Sunak tries to remain above fray as public sector strikes continue

PM likely to find it increasingly difficult to stay out of debate as industrial action escalates

The Guardian - UK

Health unions urge Sunak to resolve pay dispute before unprecedented strike

Unite leader said joint action from nurses and ambulance staff on 6 February would be ‘very bad day for the NHS’

The Guardian - UK

It would be lovely to wave a magic wand, Sunak tells unions

Pay rises for workers would have to come from ‘elsewhere in the NHS budget’, the Prime Minister said.

The Independent UK

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Ambulance workers on strike as Government urged to pay ‘fairly’

Further walkouts are planned in the coming weeks by nurses and other NHS workers.

The Independent UK

Plea to ‘save lives’ by only calling 999 in an emergency during ambulance strike

London Ambulance Service chief excutive says only ‘life and limb threatening’ calls will be responded to during walkout

Evening Standard

Unions could call off strikes if Tory ministers offer NHS staff 10% pay rise

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham leader said the Government must offer a double-digit pay rise to NHS staff instead of 'dancing round their handbags' as thousands of workers prepare for walkouts

Daily Mirror

Barclay insists talks ‘constructive’ despite union’s claim that pay not covered

More strike action by ambulance workers this week is ‘hugely disappointing’ and will ‘inevitably’ cause disruption, the Health Secretary said.

The Independent UK

Tory ministers ‘looking to privatise’ NHS, says union boss

Unite general secretary lashes out, before urging to ministers to offer 10% pay rise

The Independent UK

NHS strike on February 6 to be biggest EVER as nurses and paramedics walk out on same day

NHS Providers director of policy Miriam Deakin says the government’s disastrous handling of the NHS has brought nurses and ambulance staff to breaking point - and the workers to the picket line

Daily Mirror

NHS leaders voice alarm as 10 more ambulance strikes planned

Unite move means NHS will struggle on 6 February, but union says escalation caused by ministers’ wrong claims over patient safety

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NHS ambulance workers announce fresh strike dates as pay row escalates

Unite members across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to take further action in February and March

The National (Scotland)

Food prices at 45-year high despite slight dip in inflation, figures show

THE rate of inflation eased further back last month but cost pressures remained intense for struggling households as food prices hit another 45-year…

Wales Online

South Wales Police investigate claims of bribery and money-laundering at Unite the Union

It comes after more than 20 officers from South Wales Police carried out a raid last year at the Unite HQ in central London

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak trying to 'outdo Thatcher' as Tories push 'extreme' anti-strike law

The UK Government has proposed legislation which could allow employers to sue unions and sack workers if they did not provide a certain level of service.

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Daily Record

Union bosses and SNP attack Rishi Sunak over Tory plans to clamp down on strikes

SNP MP Mhairi Black condemned the Tories' proposed anti-strike laws as "immoral".

Daily Record

Over 100,000 Scots public sector workers ready to strike this year, warn union bosses

Union bosses have warned they "will not be broken" as Scots public sector workers get ready to walk out in the new year.

Daily Mirror

Struggling workers to continue pay strikes in 2023 and WON’T 'settle for crumbs'

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said workers will "not be broken or beaten by Rishi Sunak" referring to planned anti-strike legislation and speculation unions were set to run out of money

Daily Mirror

Union boss blasts 'general strike' claims which do 'disservice to members'

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak, who represents 48 unions, said members aren't interested in a 'general strike or taking on the Government' but are 'interested in a decent pay rise'

Chronicle Live

Go North East bus engineers call off strike action after agreeing 'excellent' 13.1% pay rise

Go North East engineers have accepted a new pay deal

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak has 'abdicated all responsibility' as striking workers 'dying to save NHS'

As ambulance workers walked out on Wednesday, No10 was again accused of blocking any progress as Unite said the Government could have ended strikes but “chose not to”

Radio France Internationale

UK government urges caution amid ambulance strike, warns against sports, getting drunk

Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain began a one-day strike on Wednesday, with unions and the government swapping accusations of blame for putting lives at risk.

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