RCN and train drivers’ union dispute ministers’ claims about their strikes

Nurses union head clashes with Steve Barclay over plans to protect patients and RMT rows with Mark Harper about striking on eve of Eurovision finalThe Royal College of Nursing has clashed with the government over whether sufficient exemptions have been made to protect patient safety during the nurses’ strike in England that is due to start on Sunday night.The clash came as a row erupted between the the leader of the train drivers’ union and the transport secretary, who had criticised