Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says ‘army’ of 25,000 members will take fight to government over ‘pitiful’ 1% pay rise

Up to 25,000 nurses are training to become activists to help Britain’s nursing union force Boris Johnson to improve his “pitiful” 1% NHS pay offer.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) hopes the move will help it achieve a turnout of 50% in the strike ballot it has pledged to call if ministers continue to resist calls for a bigger increase.

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