Government faces backlash over proposed 1% pay rise for NHS staff
The Government is facing criticism after calling for NHS staff in England to be restricted to a pay rise of just 1%.Ministers defended the proposal at a time when the economy is under “huge pressure” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The family home where Captain Sir Tom Moore raised millions for the NHS during the COVID pandemic by walking 100 laps of the garden is up for sale for ÂŁ2.25m. Sky News
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has expressed her support for Angela Rayner despite questions surrounding whether the deputy leader should have paid capital gains tax on the sale of her old council house in 2015. Ms Cooper hopes a line will be drawn under the issue when Ms Rayner sets out the facts to the police and HMRC, and argues the Conservatives are attempting to focus on this from 10 years ago rather than the current pressures on the NHS and the cost of living.
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Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has defended the government's plans to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, citing the need to curb smoking-related illnesses and alleviate strain on the NHS. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has defended backlash from the latest NHS figures which show waiting lists have risen by 330,000 since he promised to cut them, insisting that the government's plan is working. "Whilst we haven't made as much progress as I would have liked, today's figures show we are making headway towards that goal. Over the last five months, there has been a reduction of around 200,000 in the overall waiting list which is positive and if it wasn't for industrial action, an extra 430,000 patients would have been treated," he added. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Government data up to March 30 shows that of the 35,014,074 jabs given in the UK so far, 30,905,538 were first doses – a rise of 224,590 on the previous day.
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Asda bosses have lost a Supreme Court equal pay fight with store workers.More than 40,000 Asda store workers, about two-thirds of whom are women, brought equal pay claims saying staff working in..
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CNN’s Don Lemon reacts after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) downplays the role of former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric in the rise of crimes against Asian-Americans.