Millions of public sector workers face a squeeze on wages after Liz Truss dumped plans to overhaul government spending.
The Prime Minister promised she would look again at how much money goes to hospitals, schools and other public services in the wake of rocketing inflation.
But she has now quietly shelved a fresh Spending Review and will stick to old figures drawn up by Rishi Sunak last year - meaning public sector workers will have real-term pay cuts before 2024.
