The Times writes that the Treasury will unveil the biggest public sector pay rise for six years on Monday, before Theresa May's steps down as Prime Minister. Two million workers will see their pay rise by more than inflation - as worries that public sector workers are losing out compared to those in the private sector. But these increases are still slower than pay rises that are happening on average in the private sector. Public sector pay rises were capped at 1% after the Conservative-led coalition came to power in 2010, but the cap was scrapped last year. The new prime minister might be less inclined to help, however, with frontrunner Boris Johnson refusing to commit to a pay rise for public sector workers despite an apparent policy pledge by one of his key backers.

Source: Daily Mirror July 19, 2019 06:30 UTC