The Prime Minister said on Saturday he could only give public sector pay rises that abide by his principles of “fairness, affordability and responsibility”. Mr Sunak and his Government had spent much of the last year arguing that they had to abide by the recommendations from the independent bodies during a wave of strikes. “I wouldn’t be the right kind of Prime Minister if I took the easy course. In an interview with the Financial Times, the Chancellor said achieving that promise was “going to be more challenging than we thought”. The Prime Minister has pledged to halve inflation to about 5% by the end of the year as one of his five priorities for the nation but it has stubbornly remained at 8.7%.

Source: The Times July 08, 2023 13:15 UTC