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The Royal College of Nursing said the Tories would not discuss pay as RCN chief Pat Cullen said after last night’s discussion with Health Secretary Steve Barclay: “I needed to come out of this meeting with something serious to show nurses why they should not strike this week"

In total, 158,000 operations were called off for non-clinical reasons in 2021-22

Another junior minister plays the fall guy as government keeps fingers firmly in its ears over strikes

The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay during a meeting on Monday.

‘They have closed their books and walked away’, says RCN chief after last-ditch bid to avoid strikes fails

Evidence about the parasitic and risky nature of private healthcare has been mounting for decades, says David Rowland of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest

Labour leader challenges Nicola Sturgeon on whether she would ‘prop up Tory government’

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said ministers were ‘spoiling for a fight’ over the dispute.

In politics it always pays to watch the money. The most telling recent fact in British politics has been the fact that in the three months to September, the Labour party attracted £2.8 million in business donations, which is the first time Labour has raised more than the Tories since…