Rishi Sunak’s government is refusing to negotiate a settlement to the NHS pay dispute because it is “looking to privatise” the health service, a union leader has claimed.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham made the claim as she lashed out at ministers for refusing to get round the table to resolve the current year’s pay row ahead of fresh strike action on Monday.
“I think they are looking to privatise the NHS,” she told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday. “Genuinely, I believe they are looking that this is the moment they can privatise the NHS.”
“There is something unusual going on here, that they will not come to the table,” said Ms Graham, “There is not a problem about paying – we’re the fifth richest country in the world. There is something going on here, otherwise they are at a level of incompetence not known.”
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