Boris Johnson faces backlash from 'red wall' voters if he fails on NHS pay rise

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Boris Johnson faces a backlash from “red wall” voters if he fails to give all NHS staff a pay rise, a poll suggests. Almost four in 10 new Tory voters say the Government will have “broken its promise” to NHS staff if it doesn’t give them an increase to reward their efforts during the crisis, according to the ComRes poll for campaign group 38 Degrees.

NHS workers on lower wages – such as nurses and porters – are excluded from the public sector pay rises for 900,000 staff, announced last week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

But, in May, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “When it comes to how we reward people for their efforts... I will be making sure we fight to have that fair reward.” NHS workers explain why all NHS staff deserve a rise She