NHS strikes and the 'complicated' issue of teacher pay rises | Steve Barclay and Bridget Phillipson
Sophy Ridge On Sunday
Sky News
4.2 • 157 Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
For teachers, Labour's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson tells Sophy that giving teachers a pay rise is a "complicated issue".
Joined by Claire Ellicott, deputy political editor of the Mail On Sunday, and show editor Scott Beasley, Sophy analyses those interviews and sets us up for the upcoming week in politics.
Producer: Soila Apparicio
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| 0:47.1 | Hello, this is the Sophie Ridge on Sunday podcast. I'm here with our show editor, Scott Beasley. |
| 0:52.3 | Hello, Sophie. And I guest today is Claire Ellicott, who is the Deputy Political Editor of the Mail on Sunday. |
| 0:57.3 | Hello. |
| 0:58.0 | That's all. |
| 0:58.7 | Now, today's episode features interviews with the Health Secretary Steve Barkley |
| 1:02.5 | and the China Education Secretary, Bridget Philipson, will have a bit of a chat about some of the issues that they raise as well. |
| 1:09.7 | It feels to me, I don't know what you think, Scott, |
| 1:12.1 | but we've had an awful lot of weeks, months, years, dominated by these big political personalities, |
| 1:21.7 | rollercoaster events. And now, as the elections start to approach, we're getting a bit more |
| 1:27.2 | into kind of meaty policy issues. |
| 1:29.1 | You know, had the NHS workforce plan from the Conservatives. |
| 1:32.5 | We're hearing a bit more about Labour's plan for education and potentially childcare as well next week. |
| 1:37.4 | Finally, got some policies to get our teeth into. |
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