 Menwyl British Health Minister Steve Barclay says the nurses' union pay demands are unaffordable. The nurses want a pay rise of 5% plus inflation, arguing they have suffered a decade of real-time cuts, and that low pay means staff shortages and unsafe care for patients. The government says their demands will equate to a 19% hike. Barclay says the figure is unaffordable for the government given economic pressures. We have an independent process that looks at these issues in the round, that looks at the pressure for many viewers, faced with higher taxes, faced with costs of living pressures, and balances those with the needs of our NHS as well. That independent pay review looks at these issues, and we have accepted their recommendations in full. But we also recognise the huge contribution that we saw from nurses during the pandemic, and that's why last year we made a special case where nurses got an extra 3% when others in the public sector did not. But we've got to balance that against what is affordable to the wider economy. And asking for a 19% pay rise way above what most viewers themselves are receiving is not affordable given the many other economic pressures that we face.