Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence...
Read MoreMinister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence...
Read MoreNearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than £200,000 a year, and at least one more than £500,000The era of academy school leaders in England receiving “banker-style salaries” and hefty annual increases may soon be over,...
Read MoreExclusive: Health secretary says industrial action in England also threatens to derail NHS progress on waiting timesWes Streeting has accused resident doctors of “torpedoing” their own pay rises and training jobs by walking out...
Read MoreSenior figures express concerns over medical union’s refusal of pay rise that is higher than offer to other NHS staffTrade unions have privately expressed qualms about the forthcoming doctors’ strikes, expressing frustration at...
Read MoreExclusive: Prospect boss Mike Clancy cites problems retaining technical and digital expertsMinisters must end “barking mad” restraints on civil service pay or risk being unable to recruit the technical and digital specialists it...
Read MoreUnions accuse government of acting in bad faith after Wes Streeting announces details of increaseHealth unions have criticised the 3.3% pay rise imposed on 1.4 million NHS staff in England as “an insult”, with one threatening to...
Read MoreWes Streeting says rise is above inflation forecast and will be in pay packets earlier but union criticises figureMore than 1.4 million NHS workers will receive a 3.3% pay rise from April, the government has announced.The health...
Read MoreFive-day industrial action is due to end tomorrow, and health secretary says talks will resume in new yearIn this analysis piece, the Guardian’s health policy editor, Denis Campbell, looks at the history of these strikes and...
Read MoreTom Dolphin, who applied to be Labour candidate in 2024, says political career not relevant as he defends strikes The head of the doctors’ union has denied he is pursuing further strike action to progress his own political...
Read MoreResident doctors in England will strike for five days next week after saying the health secretary’s latest offer was too limitedWes Streeting has failed in an attempt to end the long-running resident doctors dispute with a new...
Read MoreStrike on 14-19 November is part of escalating industrial action over pay and job insecurityResident doctors in England will strike again next month – the 13th time since 2023 – a decision NHS bosses say is “the last thing the...
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