Nurses working for the British National Health Service (NHS) could have their striking rights restricted as the government attempts to clamp down on the current wave of industrial action disrupting the UK.
On Wednesday during Prime Minister’s Questions, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised “tough” measures to limit strike action, saying the government would not be “intimidated by anti-strike union attacks.”
On Thursday morning, the country’s education secretary, Gillian Keegan, confirmed that the right to strike for NHS staff could be restricted. Speaking to LBC, Keegan reiterated that some parts of the UK’s critical infrastructure such as the police and military are not allowed to strike “as a matter of public safety” and that “health would be one to look at and other areas of critical infrastructure.”…