UK nurses walk out again as pay dispute continues

Nurses in Britain went on strike for the second time this month on Tuesday (December 20), and their union threatened to escalate a dispute over pay by setting out further strike days if the government does not respond to its demands within 48 hours. The government has offered nurses around 4% and declined to discuss pay further, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying the nurses' demand for a pay rise of 5% plus inflation would equate to a 19% hike and is unaffordable.