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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Daly

Starmer refuses to commit to accepting pay body’s wage rise recommendations

PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say whether a Labour government would ignore public sector pay rise recommendations from independent advisory panels.

It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned he will not shy away from making decisions “people may not like” to control inflation, having repeatedly refused to commit to accepting pay body recommendations to increase the wages of workers such as nurses and teachers.

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