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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Deals struck to ensure ‘life and limb’ cover during NHS ambulance strike

Ambulances outside a hospital
About 10,000 staff are expected to take part in the strike. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Unions and ambulance trusts in most parts of England and Wales have struck deals to ensure “life and limb cover” during a strike on Wednesday, MPs have been told.

Hopes of the strike by about 10,000 staff being called off have faded, with one union leader saying she did not expect the health secretary, Steve Barclay, to make a revised pay offer at a short meeting on Tuesday.

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