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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jeremy Armstrong

Sting backs teachers' strike and brands Tories 'a disgrace' over pay dispute

Rock legend Sting has backed the teachers and nurses in their pay dispute with the Tories - describing their treatment as a ‘disgrace’.

The 71-year-old, a primary school teacher before he found stardom, was speaking on a visit to his native Tyneside.

The Mirror met him before a fundraiser to mark the 50th anniversary of the Live Theatre, Newcastle.

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