1 per cent NHS pay rise is ‘deeply insulting’ says Sir Keir Starmer after Crawley Hospital visit

Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a proposed one per cent NHS pay rise as ‘deeply insulting’.

By Sam Dixon-French

Published 12th Mar 2021, 10:38 GMT

Updated 12th Mar 2021, 16:47 GMT

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The Labour leader made the comments after visiting Crawley Hospital yesterday, March 11, where he praised workers for their ‘upbeat spirit’.

Sir Keir, the Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras, said: “I was there struck by the fact lots of people across the South East and Crawley have come together. Volunteers in there to help deliver the vaccine.

“There was a real upbeat spirit in there which I think is what’s going to get us through.”