https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unions-slam-sunak-false-claims-over-health-staff-pay
RISHI SUNAK came under blistering attack today after falsely claiming that nurses had “reached a resolution” on their pay dispute.
The Prime Minster made his false claim on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, forgetting that a 5 per cent pay rise was forced on them last year.
Nurses’ union the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) exposed the falsehood and reminded Mr Sunak that he “never reached a pay resolution with nursing staff in the NHS — our members rejected his pay offer and we remain in dispute.”
RCN general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen accused the PM of “forgetting basic facts.”
She said: “The government needs to get its act together — it must offer nursing staff a far better pay offer this year.
“Just this week, nursing staff in Northern Ireland announced they will be taking to picket lines over pay.”
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