The Latest Breaking News from Steve Barclay

Bullying victims don’t need more resilience, it’s time for their own #MeToo moment

Sexual harassment is another workplace abuse that once seen as trivial, but not any more

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Ambulance strikes to return as Unite members REJECT government's 'joke' pay offer

Emergency workers in Unite have joined the members of the Royal College of Nursing in rejecting the 5% pay rise. Ambulance staff are now planning to take more strike action

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2023

James not so Cleverly plays the hero on Sudan – but at least he’s not in Crete

Foreign secretary clears low bar set by Raab during Kabul airlift, though his update appeared at odds with reality

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023

Nurses forced to cut strike short after High Court ruling

Walkout will now end 24 hours earlier at midnight on 1 May

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Nursing union’s strike plans for May 2 would be unlawful, High Court judge rules

Health Secretary Steve Barclay took legal action against the union.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Nurses' 48-hour Bank Holiday hospital strike is illegal, court rules

Health Secretary Steve Barclay took the Royal College of Nursing to court after warning the union does not have a mandate to stage the walkout beginning this weekend

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2023

Nurses to cut short strike as court rules second day of action unlawful

Ruling prompts RCN leader Pat Cullen to condemn government for ‘taking its own nurses to court’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023

UK curbs nurses' strike after taking legal action against union

The British government succeeded on Thursday in limiting the length of an upcoming strike by nurses, after the health department took legal action against a trade union.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

Colleagues of Steve Barclay defend health secretary over bullying claims

Foreign secretary, James Cleverly, says reports that there have been no complaints are accurate

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023

Steve Barclay says RCN left him with no choice but to go to court to block unlawful strike – as it happened

Health secretary defends court action as Pat Cullen says government decision could make nurses more determined to vote for further strike action

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023