Health Secretary Steve Barclay’s department has been slapped down by Britain's statistics watchdog for a “misleading” graph that exaggerated increases in nurse pay.
Hard-pressed nurses will hold strikes before Christmas as the Tory minister refuses to even hold talks on raising their wages.
In a bid to turn public opinion against the NHS workers, officials working for Mr Barclay posted a chart on Twitter apparently showing “how nurses' pay has gone up”.
