The Latest Breaking News from Simon Clarke

Former Tory minister calls 10% rise in state pension ‘ludicrous’

Jim O’Neill scathing about decision to help pensioners while forcing real-terms pay cuts on public sector workers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022

State pension to rise by 'significantly' more than inflation while millions get wage cut

The state pension will rise by the highest of 2.5%, wages or inflation next year, the government has re-confirmed - at the same time as warning more than 5million public sector workers to expect a real terms pay cut

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

Boris Johnson pits rail strike workers against public and says Brits can't have pay rise

The rail strike was the top of the agenda in Boris Johnson's Cabinet meeting as he said workers were “aggravating” the nation’s teenagers, workers and pensioners - and rebuffed calls for a proper pay rise this year, leading to fears of a Summer of Discontent

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

Rail strikes in Scotland will cause 'misery' for passengers as blame game begins

Rail services will grind to a halt across much of the UK on Tuesday as union members walk out in the biggest railway strike in 30 years.

Daily Record · Jun 20, 2022

Glastonbury revellers face travel chaos as most trains already axed over rail strike

Billie EIlish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar will headline Glastonbury Festival this weekend - but many music fans will struggle to get to Worthy Farm with many trains cancelled as 40,000 rail workers strike

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022

Public sector workers should expect below inflation pay rises, warns Tory minister

A Treasury Minister claimed that high wage settlements could push inflation even higher as Scottish public sector workers start balloting over pay.

Daily Record · Jun 20, 2022

Workers won't get inflation-busting pay hike as biggest rail strike in decades looms

Treasury Minister Simon Clarke said the strike was 'likely' to go ahead but insisted ministers won't get round the table to resolve the dispute over pay and redundancy

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022

Rail strikes will go ahead as RMT leader says government ‘actively prevented settlement to dispute’ – as it happened

General secretary Mick Lynch confirms strike action will proceed, as transport secretary Grant Shapps says rail unions to blame

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

UK minister warns public workers to brace for real-term pay cuts amid rail strikes

No 10 urges private sector firms against giving out pay rises as inflation feared to rise above 10%

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Easyjet announces more flights to be cancelled this summer

Airline has already been hit by major disruption and the new announcement spells misery for travellers

Chronicle Live · Jun 20, 2022