Minister refuses to deny Rishi Sunak blocked path to break deadlock on nurses strike
Daily Express says Health minister Will Quince refused to deny Rishi Sunak had blocked a proposed solution to the NHS strikes, with the Government digging in over the row. The Prime Minister has been accused of overruling Health Secretary Steve Barclay on plans to give nurses a one-off payment to help manage the cost of living.
It had been hoped the extra money for this year only would have helped put an end to the industrial action that many fear will put lives at risk in the coming days.
Mr Quince refused to deny the reports that Mr Sunak was responsible for rejecting the one-off payment proposals when quizzed on the strikes this morning.
