NHS strikes: the women taking back control – ...

Reform UK has this week announced its ‘shadow cabinet’. But with a familiar cast of former Conservative ministers, can Nigel Farage shake off claims that his ‘one-man band’ is little more than a Tory 2.0 project? Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker discuss what the appointments reveal ...  Show more

What is Blue Labour? Can Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ be replicated elsewhere? And is the two-party system over in British politics? In a special episode, Pippa and Kiran take your questions. Please keep sending them to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com. Help support our indepen ...  Show more

A 5% pay rise has been offered to NHS staff in England, including ambulance workers and nurses. Is it enough to stop the strikes? Adam and Chris get reaction from Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who also gives her take on this week’s budget.Sara Gorton, Head of Health at Unison ...  Show more

The government is coming under increasing pressure to change its mind on recommending a 1 percent pay rise for NHS staff.But Alexander Stafford, Conservative MP for Rother Valley tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing the money isn't there to pay them mor ...  Show more

More than a million NHS staff in England are to receive a 5% pay rise, after health unions backed a pay deal with the government. Adam and Chris are joined by health editor Hugh Pym, as well as Unison head of health Sara Gorton, who chairs the joint NHS union group.And as the BBC ...  Show more

There's been a breakthrough in the pay dispute involving NHS staff in England, which could see an end to strikes involving some health workers, including nurses and paramedics.