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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer arrives on stage to address delegates at the annual TUC congress in Brighton
LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer again failed to commit to inflation-proof pay rises for NHS and other public-sector workers yesterday.
When asked by delegates at the TUC’s annual Congress to support the vital move amid soaring prices, Jeremy Corbyn’s successor highlighted the need to “grow the economy and tackle inflation.”
The exchange came as hundreds of thousands of NHS staff across Britain ballot for strike action following years of below-inflation salary increases, crippling cuts to services and creeping privatisation.
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