Nursing union says unprecedented action could be called off ‘right now’ if serious pay negotiations resumed
Ministers have been accused of making “disingenuous” and “wrong” claims about attempts to avert unprecedented strikes by nurses later this week, as union leaders said the action could be called off “right now” if serious negotiations resumed.
The row prompted one senior Conservative MP to say the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) was “1-0” up, and suggested the health secretary, Steve Barclay, should be “inviting them in” because there was not “an awful lot to lose”.
