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“I would never criticise nurses for something like that," the levelling up secretary said.
They are just the latest tranche of public sector staff to take industrial action over pay.
No.10 says the public will face "significant disruption".
The Minimum Service Levels Bill passed by 309 votes to 249.
The Royal College of Nursing says 73 NHS trusts will be affected in an escalation of previous industrial action.
More than 250,000 teachers in England and Wales will take part in their largest-ever walkout next month, HuffPost UK can confirm.
The National Education Union has been urging its members to join the mass public sector walkouts over pay and working conditions.
Alex Chalk was slammed for un-capping bankers' bonuses while real wages decline for public sector workers.
The threat comes after talks with the government broke down this week without agreement.
"We can’t leave the Labour Party to have a long-term plan and we don’t," Edward Leigh said.