civil servants just staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servants just some - staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servantsjust some of - staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servantsjust some of those | staff. but with nurses, teachers, l civil servantsjust some of those in civil servants just some of those in dispute, we have one big question this morning can we avoid a summer of strikes? in the last half hour, the health secretary has written to pat cullen, the woman who ll lead the nurses onto the picket lines for their most serious strike. she s here in the studio. and so will be the the cabinet minister, tory chairman, greg hands. how will the government stop that strike from happening? but you might wonder, does labour have a better answer? the shadow health secretary, wes streeting, is with us. and we ll lift our eyes to the heavens thejupiter icy moons explorer begins its eight yearjourney hunting for life beyond earth. professor carole mundell is the
question, but you have to be clear with the audience, would that happen? with the audience, would that ha en? v with the audience, would that ha en? . . with the audience, would that ha en? v . . with the audience, would that ha en? h , . . “ happen? it s difficult to say whether that i happen? it s difficult to say whether that is i happen? it s difficult to say whether that is the i happen? it s difficult to say whether that is the case i happen? it s difficult to say whether that is the case or| happen? it s difficult to say i whether that is the case or not. we know there are higher levels of risk notjust in hospitals, but in mental care, everyone is affected by these strikes. ., . . care, everyone is affected by these strikes. ,, , ., ., strikes. stephanie, the government often uses its strikes. stephanie, the government often uses its justification i strikes. stephanie, the government often uses itsjustification not i strikes. stephanie, the government often uses itsju
nurses, do you support the strikes? how could i? it is a risk to patient safety. i understand why they are in this position. when you re got a government that tells nurses. it is not surprising that nurses do not have a great deal of goodwill towards the government. just this week, just today, you re got the health secretary writing in the sun newspaper as if he is writing an agony aunt column, as if somehow he is a commentator, a passing observer rather than someone with notjust power but responsibility to try to resolve the strikes. whether it is junior doctors, whether it is nurses, we are going to be back here again and again and again unless the government can give people a sense of hope and alight government can give people a sense of hope and a light at the end of the tunnel that things are going to get better. i think that is what is missing. they are repeating the mistakes they made with the nurses all over again with junior doctors. the disruption this week was worse than the
the table is enough and nurses should accept that and continue to work in the high risk areas they are working on with the understaffing they have got. find working on with the understaffing they have got- working on with the understaffing they have got. and he is asking you to ause they have got. and he is asking you to pause the they have got. and he is asking you to pause the strike i they have got. and he is asking you to pause the strike action. i they have got. and he is asking you to pause the strike action. will i they have got. and he is asking you to pause the strike action. will you| to pause the strike action. will you do that? ., , , ., ., do that? no. our nurses will not do that. we do that? no. our nurses will not do that- we have do that? no. our nurses will not do that. we have strike i do that? no. our nurses will not do that. we have strike action i do that? no. our nurses will not do that. we have strike action for- do that? no. our nurses will not do that. we
are you asking for nowt? if you will not be drawn on specifics, on a scale, with a few tweaks be enough or are you asking the government to comprehensively rethink their offer? members have spoken loud and clear in this vote and in this ballot. what we are asking the government is certainly not to remove anything that they are put on the table because that would be detrimental to where we are trying to get to. they need to add to it. i have always said, respectfully, laura, thati will not negotiate on. share said, respectfully, laura, that i will not negotiate on. are you askin: will not negotiate on. are you asking for will not negotiate on. are you asking for a will not negotiate on. are you asking for a few i will not negotiate on. are you asking for a few tweaks, i will not negotiate on. are you asking for a few tweaks, a i asking for a few tweaks, a sweetener, orare asking for a few tweaks, a sweetener, or are you asking for a comprehensive rethink? bear in mind, you said it w