Prime minister declines to rule out reopening deal after ministers’ previous refusals to do so
Rishi Sunak has declined to rule out reopening this year’s pay deal for nurses when ministers meet health workers’ leaders for talks on Monday, signalling for the first time a willingness to address their demands for more money now.
The prime minister, asked whether pay rises for 2022-23 could still be possible, repeatedly suggested the government was willing to have those conversations with union leaders, despite ministers previously refusing to reopen talks.
