Rishi Sunak has said that, whilst he has 'enormous respect' for nurses, the pay rise the the union is demanding is 'obviously unaffordable'.
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The government says the Royal College of Nursing is demanding a pay increase that would in effect by worth 19%, costing £10bn. The RCN has said it does not recognise these figures.

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