The Prime Minister has claimed that striking NHS staff will make it “more challenging” to fulfil his pledge to bring down waiting lists. With his pledges on the economy and migration already at risk, Mr Sunak said it will be difficult to meet his promise
On Tuesday, members of the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association in England voted to extend strike action by another six months – with 96.5 per cent in favour. Junior doctors represented by the British Medical Association are meanwhile preparing to mount aMr Sunak added: “We’ve already had half a million people’s care be impacted by industrial action and I don’t think that’s right.
Appearing before the Commons Liaison Committee on Tuesday, Mr Sunak told MPs: “It’s clearly proving more persistent than people anticipated.” Asked what percentage he would put on his goal, he said: “I don’t have one for you. I’m working 100 per cent to deliver it and we will keep doing it. That’s all I can do, is just keep throwing everything at it.”
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