Tories challenge Labour over council tax band changes as Labour say ‘we are not responding to fantasy plans’
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The shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, has been speaking to Sky News. In an interview with Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, he urged junior doctors to call off their strike and said he is “beyond furious” the dispute is not yet resolved.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said junior doctors would strike from 7am on 27 June until 7am on 2 July. Voters go to the polls on 4 July. The BMA has asked for a 35% pay rise, but ministers have described the demands as unreasonable.
I don’t think there’s anything to be achieved by having strikes in the election campaign. The only thing we will see is more untold misery inflicted on patients who see their appointments and procedures delayed and also junior doctors out of pocket.
If there is a Labour government on 5 July, I will be phoning them on day one and asking the department to get talks up and running urgently …
I’m beyond furious that this is still happening.
My grandparents emigrated to the UK and then two generations later I’m sitting here talking to you as prime minister.
I actually don’t think my story is possible in pretty much any other country in the world and what it shows is, in our country, if you work hard, if you intefrom grate, if you subscribe and adhere to British values, then you can achieve anything.
Continue reading…Tories challenge Labour over council tax band changes as Labour say ‘we are not responding to fantasy plans’Sign up for the general election newsletterThe shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, has been speaking to Sky News. In an interview with Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, he urged junior doctors to call off their strike and said he is “beyond furious” the dispute is not yet resolved.The British Medical Association (BMA) said junior doctors would strike from 7am on 27 June until 7am on 2 July. Voters go to the polls on 4 July. The BMA has asked for a 35% pay rise, but ministers have described the demands as unreasonable.I don’t think there’s anything to be achieved by having strikes in the election campaign. The only thing we will see is more untold misery inflicted on patients who see their appointments and procedures delayed and also junior doctors out of pocket.If there is a Labour government on 5 July, I will be phoning them on day one and asking the department to get talks up and running urgently …
I’m beyond furious that this is still happening.My grandparents emigrated to the UK and then two generations later I’m sitting here talking to you as prime minister.I actually don’t think my story is possible in pretty much any other country in the world and what it shows is, in our country, if you work hard, if you intefrom grate, if you subscribe and adhere to British values, then you can achieve anything. Continue reading…