UK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike

A demonstrator on the picket line holds up placard in support of the nurses pay strike, as she waves to a supporter outside St Thomas's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Nurses in England, Wales and Ireland will stage the biggest strike in the history of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Up to 100,000 members will walk out at 65 NHS organisations. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Demonstrators hold up placards in support of a strike by nurses outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Nurses in England, Wales and Ireland will stage the biggest strike in the history of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Up to 100,000 members are expected to walk out at 65 NHS (National Health Services) organisations. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]