Rises

Mass public sector strikes are bringing the country to a standstill as workers continue to call for wage increases. The government is refusing to match their demands for substantial rises,…

Downing Street has said striking workers can not be given “double-digit pay rises”. Border Force staff, railway workers and driving instructors took industrial action on Wednesday over pay, jobs and…

Inflation-level pay rises for public sector workers are “unaffordable”, Lisa Nandy has conceded. The Labour frontbencher’s comments come as the country braces itself for a wave of strikes by railway…

The fragile peace in the Tory party has been exposed as Jacob Rees-Mogg has criticised Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement for taking the “easy option” by putting up taxes. The chancellor…

Jeremy Hunt will say the UK is facing an economic “storm” as he prepares to unveil £60 billion-worth of tax rises and spending cuts in his autumn statement. The chancellor…