British public joins in slow handclap against 1% pay offer for NHS workers

A slow handclap protest against the 1% pay offer has take place (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Thousands of people in the UK showed their support for health workers on Thursday evening by joining a nationwide slow handclap protest against the British government’s controversial recommended 1% pay rise for staff.

The event, organised by health unions and the TUC, mirrored the weekly applause for the NHS at the height of the coronavirus crisis last year.