Nurses have been out on the picket lines again in Leeds in a second day of industrial action in a bid to secure higher pay from the government. Hundreds of nurses, care workers and NHS staff were outside Leeds General Infirmary in Leeds city centre, chanting for fairer pay packets and singing the occasional Christmas carol.
Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) have taken part across the country. They say that low pay is causing chronic shortages of nursing staff which is leaving other staff overworked and putting patients health at risk.
This is the second strike in December, after the initial strike on December 15, with the historical action the biggest in the RCN's history. Leeds nurses spoke to us about why they were striking today, as cheers and car horns of support were constant on a cold winter's day.
