A Tory MP has blasted the health secretary, Steve Barclay, for having “no plan” to solve the crisis engulfing the NHS — while suggesting that Labour does. Edward Leigh, who…
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Trade Unions Condemn Steve Barclay As Government Refuses To Budge On NHS Pay
by blogadminby blogadminSteve Barclay has been condemned by trade unions after he refused to even discuss improving the pay offer on the table for NHS staff. Ambulance workers will go on strike…
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Steve Barclay Confronted By Mother In Hospital Over NHS Staff Being ‘Worked To The Bone’
by blogadminby blogadminSteve Barclay has been confronted by a mother on a hospital ward over NHS staff being “worked to the bone”. The health secretary visited King’s University Hospital in south east…
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Steve Barclay ‘Holding UK To Ransom’ By Refusing To Discuss Nurses’ Pay, Claims Union
by blogadminby blogadminSteve Barclay has been accused of “holding the country to ransom” by refusing to discuss nurses’ pay demands with union bosses. Nurses are due to stage another walkout tomorrow in…
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Health Secretary Steve Barclay Accused Of Swerving Striking Nurses On Hospital Visit
by blogadminby blogadminThe health secretary has been accused of swerving striking nurses by visiting a hospital where there is not a picket line. Steve Barclay visited Chelsea and Westminster hospital on Thursday…
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BBC Presenter Skewers Steve Barclay Over Refusal To Negotiate With NHS Unions: ‘It’s Up To You’
by blogadminby blogadminSteve Barclay was skewered over his refusal to speak to NHS strikers about their pay demands in an awkward BBC Breakfast interview. The health secretary was speaking to the media…
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Health Secretary Steve Barclay Rejects Calls To Offer NHS Staff More Money
by blogadminby blogadminSteve Barclay has rejected calls to make NHS staff a better pay offer in a bid to avert a series of crippling strikes. Thousands of nurses, ambulance workers and other…
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy Apologises For Calling Tory MP Steve Baker A ‘C***’ On Channel 4 News Livestream
by blogadminby blogadminChannel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy has apologised “unreservedly” to the Tory MP Steve Baker after he was caught calling him a “c***” in an “unguarded moment”. The broadcaster said…