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TUC: Government failed to deliver negotiation talks today

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TUC: Government failed to deliver negotiation talks today

TUC: Government failed to deliver negotiation talks today

Paul Nowak says he doesn't "want a meeting with the prime minister for the sake of having a meeting with the prime minister".

The TUC general secretary says the NHS is in crisis and it's "happened on the prime minister's watch".

Report by Blairm.

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