Things got heated on Good Morning Britain as Susanna Reid clashed with Labour MP Stephen Kinnock over whether NHS workers will actually see a 3% pay rise this year.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under growing pressure from millions of public sector workers after independent pay review bodies recommended bigger rises than the government had planned for. Teachers, representing 514,000 workers, have been suggested a nearly 4% pay bump, while the body covering 1.38 million NHS workers has called for a 3% increase. But with the government only budgeting for around 2.8%, concerns are mounting about the impact on public finances, reported the Express.
