Conor McGinn MP Member of Parliament for St Helens North
In Westminster , I was delighted that Labour’s frontbench put forward my Early Day Motion on NHS pay for debate in Parliament.
70 MPs from all parties – except, of course, the Tories – had already signed the motion calling on the Government to scrap the pay cap for NHS workers.
When it became clear that the majority of MPs were likely to vote with Labour in support of this yesterday, the Tories cynically announced an end to the pay cap but then ran away from the vo…te. It was passed unanimously by the House of Commons.\n
70 MPs from all parties – except, of course, the Tories – had already signed the motion calling on the Government to scrap the pay cap for NHS workers.
When it became clear that the majority of MPs were likely to vote with Labour in support of this yesterday, the Tories cynically announced an end to the pay cap but then ran away from the vo…te. It was passed unanimously by the House of Commons.\n
It is a great victory for our NHS staff and all those who have been campaigning for a pay rise like the Royal College of Nursing and Unison.
I’m proud to have played a role alongside Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth in pushing the issue to the floor of the House of Commons, putting it up to the Tories and getting the motion passed unanimously.
The Government now needs to act and pay our nurses, NHS staff and all public sector workers properly and fairly.
I’m proud to have played a role alongside Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth in pushing the issue to the floor of the House of Commons, putting it up to the Tories and getting the motion passed unanimously.
The Government now needs to act and pay our nurses, NHS staff and all public sector workers properly and fairly.
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