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NHS pay rise row: Government accused of snatching away NHS pay rise of 2 1% as union backlash grows kingdomfm.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kingdomfm.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The majority of Britons would back a strike by NHS workers and many believe health staff should be awarded a bumper 7 per cent pay rise this year, according to a new poll.
As tempers last night flared over the Government s 1 per cent offer, 78 per cent of Britons revealed they would back a strike by NHS staff.
The figures come from a survey carried out by findoutnow.co.uk and reported in The Mirror.
Amid the rising tensions, Matt Hancock last night attempted to defend what he described as a fair pay offer in the face of the UK s rising Covid costs.