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William Mata

Nurse strike ‘inevitable’ this winter, says union leader in response to government

Pat Cullen, the RCN’s general secretary and chief executive, previously said nursing staff have led the Covid-19 vaccination programme

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The Royal College of Nursing has warned that strikes are “inevitable” this winter unless the Government does not increase pay to be in-line with inflation.

The union’s half a million members have shown broad support for industrial action, with general secretary Pat Cullen accusing prime ministerial hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak of being “out of touch with reality”.

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