The government is running out of excuses on public sector pay

Commenting on the improved picture for public finances as the UK government ran a surprise surplus of over £5bn last month in January, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:

“The government is running out of excuses.

“Jeremy Hunt must come out of hiding and help break the deadlock on public sector pay.

“After 13 years of pay cuts and pay freezes, nurses, teachers and millions of other public servants are at breaking point.

“If ministers don’t provide a fair pay settlement, the staffing shortages crippling our schools, hospitals and other frontline services will just get worse.”