The Government has invited "all union leaders" in for crunch strike talks on Monday next week, Rishi Sunak has announced.

Speaking during a visit to a school in south west London this morning, the Prime Minister said he is hoping there will be a "grown up conversation" about how ongoing disputes over pay can be resolved.

He said: "With regard to strikes, yesterday the Government wrote to all union leaders, inviting them in for talks on Monday.

"We incredibly value the important work that our public sector workers do, especially our nurses, and we want to have an honest, grown up conversation about what is affordable, what is responsible for the country.

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