On the workforce plan, he echoes the words of NHS leaders today that it's a "landmark, historic, momentous and important" plan. "He's obviously chosen to take a different course," Mr Sunak says. On Lord Goldsmith, Rishi Sunak repeats what his spokesperson said earlier, that he was "asked to apologise" for comments he made about the privileges committee report on Boris Johnson that "were incompatible with his position and as minister". He also probes the PM on Zac Goldsmith's resignation earlier today.
The panel is now taking questions from the media.įirst up it's Hugh Pym from the BBC - who asks why the workforce plan has taken so long. The prime minister then lists some of the action the government has taken on environmental issues. You have decided to take a different course". You were asked to apologise for your comments about the Privileges Committee as we felt they were incompatible with your position as a Minister of the Crown. Yesterday Mr Sunak's spokesman insisted the PM still had confidence in the minister.īut in his letter to Lord Goldsmith, Mr Sunak writes: "Thank you for your letter. In the post, he characterised their inquiry as a "kangaroo court" and "witch hunt". The former MP was chastised for tweeting about its finding that Boris Johnson had lied to parliament about lockdown breaking parties in Downing Street. In his response, Mr Sunak does not engage directly with Lord Goldsmith's comments, but indicates he had been asked to apologise after being named in yesterday's special report by the privileges committee. Lord Goldsmith quit his role this morning in a letter in which he condemned the prime minister for being "uninterested" in the environment.
Rishi Sunak has just been asked about Lord Goldsmith's resignation, but during this news conference Number 10 have released the letter the prime minister has sent to his former minister in response. Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, says the service's job is to prepare for the strikes "to ensure we keep patients safe" and services are kept running.
That money is going to be hitting people's pay packets in the next month." "We wanted to reward that with the 5% pay rise for this forthcoming year, together with bonuses of up to £2,000. He says he is "really pleased" the NHS staff council, which represents more than a million workers, voted to accept the government's pay offer, adding: "I'm very grateful to all them for doing that because I know that fundamentally what they care about is working really hard, to deliver excellent healthcare. The PM says everyone would like to be paid more, but the government's job is to "make sure that we reward people fairly and well for the work they are doing" but also bring down inflation. The second question comes from ITV News, about whether Rishi Sunak accepts pay affects morale in the NHS and what the workforce plan will mean for waiting lists now.
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