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
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
Get from this government at this point in time. our members have said it is not fair and not reasonable. and i absolutely support them in that. we need to continue now to work with this government to make sure they get a fair, reasonable and historic payoff are given the historic payoff are given the historic position they find themselves in. respectfully, iam not going to do that on the airwaves. i do believe that this secretary of state and this government needs to get around the table very, very quickly and start to put more money on the table, start to treat nurses with a bit of decency and respect. that is not going to be hard to do, but they need to put money on the table. your very clearly need to put money on the table. your very clearly said need to put money on the table. your very clearly said that i need to put money on the table. your very clearly said that it i need to put money on the table. your very clearly said that it has to be a biggerfinancial offer, buti very
Given to them was actually probably a bride, in their eyes. it isn t going to fix the long term problems within the nhs it was a bribe. but you thought that deal was fair. you thought it was worth it, and yet you fail to persuade your members. well, i am directed by our members. they know what is right. then well, i am directed by our members. they know what is right. they know what is right. then you were wrong? they know what is right. then you were wrong? the i they know what is right. then you were wrong? the elected i they know what is right. then you i were wrong? the elected governors deliberated long i were wrong? the elected governors deliberated long and i were wrong? the elected governors deliberated long and hard i were wrong? the elected governors deliberated long and hard about i were wrong? the elected governors| deliberated long and hard about this offer, and they concluded that they wouldn t gamble with people s livelihoods. there is money on the table, and we ca
Important not even around the table. it is important to not even around the table. it is important to note i not even around the table. it is important to note that the biggest health union, unison, did accept the offer after negotiation with the covenant. you have been critical of the government was back handling, but let s talk about how you would fix it if you were in the job that you want to do, which is to be health secretary for the labour party. you said that the nurses original as of 19% was unaffordable. a 10% be affordable? will i think what we need is a workforce plan. the government have a plan. as i ve said before, we have got to see the strikes in the context of context of retention of nhs staff. i think the even bigger risk is notjust that people walk out four more days of industrial action, people walk out four more days of industrialaction, it people walk out four more days of industrial action, it is they walk out of the nhs altogether. when you com are out of th