Responding to the announcement of Rishi Sunak as the new prime minister, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:
"Rishi Sunak must now decide if he wants to be the prime minister who cut the NHS and social care to the bone or one that invested in its people, patients and priorities.
"He might be new to Number 10 but nursing staff will remember that this year's real-terms NHS pay cut was designed by Sunak from his Treasury desk.
"In the three months since, he should have learnt what happens when prime ministers focus on the wealthy and neglect workers.
"In the final ten days of our ballot, our members will be sending a strong message to the new prime minister."
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