Nursing pay rise row: Are other public sector workers in line for an increase?

A proposed pay rise of 1% for nurses and other health workers who have been on the coronavirus frontline has triggered an angry backlash. Having been clapped by the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic, critics have branded as “contemptuous” the increase for NHS staff in England, with unions raising the prospect of industrial action . Health minister Nadine Dorries has said in “an ideal world” everyone would love to see nurses paid more, but the government cannot afford it in the face of record borrowing and costs due to the coronavirus crisis. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1% NHS staff pay rise ‘most’ we can afford What are the state of the nation’s finances? Advertisement Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out plans in his budget this week to repair the Britain’s battered coffers, which will see UK households and businesses shoulder the biggest tax burden since the 1960s. Mr Sunak said borrowing this year was £355bn, 17% of national income – the highest level since the Second World War. More from Budget 2021 Budget 2021: Chancellor accused of ‘not levelling with people’ over plans Budget 2021:… Read full this story

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