Nurses’ action is part of UK’s biggest wave of strikes in a generation

NHS workers join others in seeking to protect living standards in the face of below-inflation pay offers

Thousands of nurses went on strike in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Tuesday, as the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, insisted he will not back down in the face of Britain’s most significant wave of industrial action in a generation.

From rail journeys to Christmas card deliveries and passport checks at airports, key services across Britain are being hit by industrial action, which has intensified in the run-up to Christmas.