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When will Scottish nurses get a pay rise?

The six Scottish party leaders clashed on Brexit and Scottish independence in a TV debate, and the main talking point was a nurse criticising leader Nicola Sturgeon over the NHS pay freeze.

The SNP's Drew Hendry said the party was "open to looking at" removing the pay cap, while Scottish nurses were already paid more than those working for the English NHS.

He told Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn: "Pay restraint has been a necessary effect of the austerity policies of the Tory government for a number of years."

And he added the Scottish government brought in a "real living wage" for public sector workers, which has not been copied in other party of the UK.

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