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Andy Burnham asks police to review £10k fine handed to NHS worker during pay protest
10.03.2021 - 17:32 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has asked Greater Manchester Police to review a £10,000 fine handed to the organiser of a NHS pay protest.Mental health worker Karen Reissmann was one of the organisers of an event to showcase anger over the Government's offer of a 1 per cent pay rise to NHS staff.She was one of several people who attended a 'socially-distanced and risk assessed' demonstration in St Peter's Square on Sunday afternoon (March 7) - which lasted less than ten minutes.Police issued Ms
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08.03.2021 / 17:09
GMP stand by £10,000 fine over NHS pay protest that lasted less than 10 minutes - as organiser says she will contest it
hereWatch the moment police stopped the protest on our Facebook page hereSpeaking on a microphone, Karen told those assembled she disagreed with the decision but said she had no choice but to comply. The Manchester Evening News was live-streaming the incident and our video shows Karen made clear the event was over after less than ten minutes.