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Hunt says he is ‘hopeful’ of reaching agreement with unions over pay for nurses and other NHS staff

As my colleagues Aubrey Allegretti and Denis Campbell report, ministers and health unions are on the verge of a breakthrough in talks to resolve their long-running pay dispute that has triggered a series of NHS strikes in England, with an announcement expected later today.

In his interview on the Today programme this morning, Jeremy…


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