Boris Johnson opens door to NHS pay rise U-turn - as even Tory voters demand it

mirror.co.uk:

Boris Johnson has left the door open to U-turning over the paltry 1% pay rise for NHS staff after fury from thousands of nurses.

The Prime Minister stressed the process was still ongoing as he was grilled on a visit to an NHS vaccine centre in north London.

It now means Mr Johnson and Gavin Williamson have both failed to rule out U-turning - and implementing a higher pay rise - after an independent review body reports back later this year.

Asked if he could look nurses in the eye over the paltry sum, or whether a U-turn was possible, Mr Johnson told reporters: "I’m massively grateful to all NHS staff and indeed social care workers who’ve been heroic throughout the pandemic. “What we’ve done is tried to give them as much as we can at the