Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, insisted the government needed to “fight inflation” by holding down wages. The Royal College of Nursing is expected to announce today that its members have voted overwhelmingly to strike over below-inflation pay rises, with health service leaders warning of widespread unrest this winter. • All strikes are dated November, from trains to Royal Mail “I don’t think there’s any point in going on strike,” Keegan told Sky News. “I would encourage nurses to continue these discussions, but the reality is that if we were to make huge increases above inflation, not only would we have
