A High Court judge has ruled that strike action planned by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for 2 May would be unlawful.<br /><br />The decision comes after health secretary Steve Barclay “regretfully” brought legal action against part of the trade union’s proposed walkout in a long-running pay dispute.<br /><br />Nurses in England intended on staging a 48-hour strike over the Bank Holiday weekend, but this will now be cut short by one day.<br /><br />“This is no way to treat the nursing staff that he [Barclay] has stood personally and clapped for on steps,” RCN general secretary Pat Cullen said.
