STRIKING nurses warned they can no longer get by on austerity wages today as thousands of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members downed tools once again across the country.

Many joined May Day rallies in London, chanting, singing and holding placards stating “enough is enough” and asking “How am I supposed to live?”

The latest walkout, which began on Sunday evening, is the first in the escalating six-month dispute to include emergency department and intensive care staff after RCN members voted to reject the Tory government’s latest below-inflation wage offer last month.