Alison Steadman says Great Britain isn’t great anymore as she slams the ‘disgraceful’ government

Alison Steadman has said that the country no longer deserves to be called ‘Great Britain’ because of the current state of the National Health Service.

The Gavin and Stacey actress, 76, criticized the “disgraceful” government for disrespect and underfunding the service and for not agreeing to speak to nurses ahead of strikes.

speaking to Mirror she said, ‘You can’t call it Britain anymore, I don’t think so. I love my country, I am faithful to my country, but I do think about the last 12 years. [of Tory rule] things have gone wrong.

Speaking: Alison Steadman, 76, has said the country no longer deserves to be called ‘Great Britain’ because of the current state of the National Health Service.

Alison, who is a patron of Keep Our NHS Public, defended the nurses, saying they were hard-working and underpaid, not “greedy people who want a pay rise”.

There has to be something done. There has to be a negotiation. The fact that they (the nurses) are threatening to go on strike means that they are really being pushed to the absolute limit and the government should deal with this.’

She added: ‘People are dying because they can’t get into hospital. We need more nurses, more doctors, more ambulance workers. We need more hospitals.’

Candid: She said, ‘You can’t call it Britain anymore, I don’t think so. I love my country, I am faithful to my country, but I do think about the last 12 years. [of Tory rule] things have gone wrong’ (PM Rishi Sunak pictured)

The Royal College of Nursing announced that the first in a series of strikes for pay will take place on Thursday 15 and Tuesday 20 December.

Health experts have warned the disruption will cost lives, with a ‘bank holiday service’ causing delays and cancellations of everything from routine operations to chemotherapy.

It comes as NHS chiefs have warned the health service is facing ‘its most challenging winter’ with the ‘triple epidemic’ of flu, covid and record demand for urgent and emergency services.

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he was “deeply sorry” about the strikes, but added that the demands — a 19 percent pay rise — are simply “not affordable.”

Last month, Alison opened up about finding out her father was adopted while appearing on DNA Journey, saying her family was completely unaware before.

The star revealed about the shocking discovery on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday and said she was “very upset” to learn her grandmother was not biologically related to her.

Speaking with hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls last month, Alison admitted that she doesn’t think her father knew she was adopted and revealed that no one in her family did.

Revelation: It comes after Alison opened up about finding out her father was adopted while appearing on DNA Journey, saying her family was completely unaware before.

Asked what discoveries she was faced with on the ITV DNA journey, Alison said: “My father was adopted, which I didn’t know, none of us knew in our family.”

Her Gavin and Stacey co-star Larry Lamb, who appeared on DNA Journey with her and joined her on the morning chat show, said: “He hit her sideways!”

Alison explained that her father was eight months old when he was adopted and said she was “so glad” Larry, 75, was there to support her after receiving the difficult news.

‘I don’t think so [my father] he knew. She was eight months old,” Alison continued.

“I was so glad to have Larry with me honestly because I was so upset about it, I really was.”

‘I was so upset’: Appearing on show with Larry Lamb, Alison admitted she doesn’t think her dad knew she was adopted, revealing no one in her family did