The NHS pay offer is a significant victory for striking workers

The deal on offer is a major climbdown by the government, but only long after the writing was on the wallPolitics live - latest updatesThursday’s pay offer marks a significant victory for the thousands of NHS workers in England who have manned the picket lines in the past three months – and a major climbdown for Rishi Sunak’s government.Until just a few weeks ago, the government appeared determined to hunker down and stick to the script that this year’s pay deal could not