Labour’s Shadow Chancellor has declined to say if she would give nurses a penny more than the pay offer that has pushed them to strike.
Rachel Reeves vowed to hire more NHS staff and “get round the negotiating table” as the Royal College of Nursing stages its first walkout in a century on December 15.
But she would not say she would beat the Tory government’s offer of a 4.75% pay jump - below 11.1% inflation - if she gets into 11 Downing Street.
