Keir Starmer has blamed the previous Conservative government for the difficult decisions ahead whilst also touting his achievements so far. One of them was negotiating with junior doctor and train driver unions to end strikes, but could those deals lead to further pay demands?

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Sensemaker: Could Labour's pay deals backfire?