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Chair says party could lose 1,000 English seats on 4 May, despite voters finding Rishi Sunak more palatable than his predecessors Even by the standards of political expectations management, Greg Hands’ message in his Sunday morning interviews was stark…
NHS Providers urges government to ‘come to the table’ as RCN union leader says stoppages could continue until ChristmasMinisters are facing pressure to tackle an escalating wave of NHS strikes, after the organisation representing NHS trusts warned that…
Pressure mounts over health and economic pledges as Sunak campaigns to shore up Conservative heartlands in poll test• Read more: NHS crisis deepens as nurses plan ‘mega strike’A prolonged NHS crisis stoked by further strikes risks derailing Rishi Sunak…
Doctors could join coordinated strike as Royal College of Nurses announce national ballot on mass actionEngland’s biggest nursing union is to ballot its members on whether to join a “make or break” mega-strike that would lead to mass action by nurses i…
NHS leader says threat of joint strike with junior doctors could pose hardest challenge yetA 48-hour nurses’ strike in England in May will present “severe challenges”, and the threat of coordinated industrial action with junior doctors could pose the “…
Rejection of pay deal underlines nurses’ fury at state of health service as RCN’s handling of dispute is questionedFriday’s announcement by the Royal College of Nursing that its members had rejected the pay offer on the table for NHS workers dashed any…
RCN members refuse offer recommended by union leaders by 54% to 46% in ballotNurses are to launch fresh strike action across England later this month after rejecting the government’s pay offer, sparking fears stoppages could go on until Christmas.In a …
This live blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereNurses in England are preparing to go on strike until Christmas after members of the country’s biggest nursing union voted against the government’s pay deal, the Guardian has learned.Th…
Brightwater Care Group confirms it will shut three Perth centres due to rostering and financial pressuresFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe government h…
Union to announce result of vote on Friday after its leaders recommended that ministers’ offer be acceptedNurses in England will go back on strike this month if RCN members reject ministers’ latest pay offer, with officials saying the result of the thr…