Responding to an urgent question put to the government in Parliament about today's strikes, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:
“No Health Secretary and no Business Secretary were there to answer urgent questions in Parliament today – and no response from the Prime Minister after I wrote to him this weekend. People may wonder if the government is also on strike.
“In Parliament today we heard more of the same from a government whose most senior figures seem to be missing in action.
“The Westminster government is punishing England’s nurses and looking increasingly isolated as the Welsh and Scottish governments come to the table.
“It is clearer than ever that the Prime Minister has failed to deliver on his promises to the NHS. Rishi Sunak is letting the country’s most important and beloved institution deteriorate rapidly – but it is not too late. I am urging him to come to the table to negotiate and halt this action now.”
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