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A pay rise for MPs but nothing for nurses
In light of the disgusting wage hike for our parliament of millionaires, the #NHSpay15 campaign must be the centrepiece of the labour movement's resistance to the Tories' agenda, writes HELEN O'CONNOR

THE economic divides in our country have once again been exposed by the actions of this Tory government.

The news of the £3,000 pay rise for MPs will provoke tremendous anger among working-class people everywhere but none more so than in the NHS where nurses and other NHS staff have been told that despite all of their sacrifices in fighting Covid-19, they are not worth a fair and necessary wage increase.

But how is all of this anger to be channelled? The only way is through the trade union movement itself. The #NHSpay15 campaign has gained massive attention and support despite the fact that some unions have not yet been prepared to fully back it.

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