Govt on nurses’ strike: We don’t have £10bn for 19% pay rise

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Health minister Maria Caulfield says she “understands the concerns about historic pay, but at the moment we just don’t have £10 billion to give out 19% increase” to nurses. Tens of thousands of nurses are going on strike on Thursday for the first time across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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