Sunak Says Limiting Public Sector Pay Is in the UK’s Interests
A strike by NHS nursing staff outside St. Thomas' Hospital in London.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted the government is acting in the UK’s interests by refusing to negotiate salary deals with health unions, though he did not rule out the possibility of a one-off payment to end the standoff as nurses and paramedics prepare for more strikes next year.
“I want to make sure that we reduce inflation and part of that is being responsible in setting public sector pay,” Sunak told broadcasters on Friday. “The government has acted fairly and reasonably in accepting all the recommendations of the public sector pay review bodies.”