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‘Borderline racist’: critics slam Rishi Sunak’s plan to fund pay rise with higher migrant fees

Charities, unions and politicians say ‘divisive’ policy will damage UK economy by squeezing workers from overseas

The Guardian - UK

Overhauling sick pay rules would pump billions into British economy, say experts

A report for the Centre for Progressive Change think tank outlines how reforming the system could deliver benefits for businesses, workers and the Treasury

Daily Mirror

UK care operators accused of ‘shocking abuse’ of migrant workers

Unison says some workers given substandard accommodation and 80-hour weeks and forced to repay recruitment fees

The Guardian - UK

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Council and school support staff begin voting on strike action over pay

The six-week ballot, which closes in early July, includes refuse collectors, social workers, teaching assistants and librarians.

The Independent UK

Tories plot reforms that could mean workers do longer shifts in 'boost for bad bosses'

Union leaders warned people would be working 'excessive hours' if vital EU rules are scrapped and called the move the 'latest attack' on working people's rights by the Tories

Daily Mirror

More than 10,000 extra ambulance workers vote to strike in ANOTHER huge escalation

Unison today accused the government of 'being on another planet' as the row over pay and safety deepens - with four ambulance services as well as staff at NHS Blood and Transplant and Great Ormond Street Hospital voting to strike after being re-balloted

Daily Mirror

Unison urges Jeremy Hunt to release new money to end NHS strikes

Union makes demand as health service in England prepares to contend with latest stoppage by ambulance staff

The Guardian - 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

'As NHS staff struggled during Covid, Tories spent money on overpriced or defective PPE'

Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste

Daily Mirror

NHS strike warning: 'Expect long delays during ambulance service strikes' says top boss

Health bosses are expecting "long delays" for an ambulance on Wednesday during the second walkout by paramedics and allied staff

Chronicle Live

NHS ‘close to overheating’ as unions reveal new strike dates for January

Emergency services see ‘intense’ surge in demand, as fresh walkouts by ambulance staff announced

The Independent UK

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”

Daily Mirror

5 times brazen Health Secretary refused to accept blame for NHS strikes

The Government has continued to resist pleas for pay talks, despite the heads of the Royal College of Nursing and ambulance unions saying they would call off walkouts if ministers got round the table

Daily Mirror

Steve Barclay accuses unions of choosing to ‘inflict harm’ on patients

Health secretary urges public to take ‘extra care’ as 25,000 ambulance staff walk out

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Government’s fault if people die during ambulance strike, says union leader

Health secretary accuses unions of making a decision to ‘inflict harm’ on public

Daily Mirror

Government slammed for refusing pay talks as ambulance workers go out on strike

Thousands of ambulance staff will take part in the first of two one-day strikes, which Health Secretary Steve Barclay says are a "conscious decision" by unions to "inflict harm" on patients

Daily Mirror

Top Tory tells Brits to avoid contact sport and needless car trips during ambulance strike

Health Minister Will Quince made the eyebrow-raising comments as Brits were also urged to 'drink responsibly' during the strike - but Tories were accused of shifting the blame

The Guardian - UK

Ambulance strike in England and Wales will bring ‘huge risk of harm’

Patients with serious conditions and injuries will have to get themselves to A&E, NHS chiefs say

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The Independent UK

Sunak ‘really disappointed’ by NHS strikes in run-up to Christmas

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged unions to consider whether the action was ‘really necessary’.

The Independent UK

Still time for unions to ‘step back’ on strikes – Downing Street

Strikes by nurses and ambulance workers will mean an ‘incredibly challenging and disrupted’ week, unions said.

Wales Online

Nurses strike 'could last six months' warns health leader

Chief executive of NHS Providers urged the Government and unions to come to an agreement on pay

Evening Standard

NHS faces ‘incredibly challenging’ time as nurses warn strikes could last months

So far, the Government has stood firm on its stance on pay, saying the rise demanded by trade unions is unaffordable.

The Guardian - UK

Ambulance staff need firm promise on pay to call off strike, says union

Mere commitment to discuss pay, so far refused by health secretary, would now be insufficient

The Guardian - UK

Braverman says she wants to deliver Rwanda deportations at scale as soon as possible – as it happened

Home secretary welcomes high court judgment that policy is lawful

The National (Scotland)

Union leader suggests English nurses could move to Scotland for better pay

THE leader of the country’s largest health union has suggested that nurses based in England could move to Scotland to work because of better pay.

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