Council fails to come to a decision on whether to call on Government to review public sector pay freeze
Councillor and army veteran Peter Little is taking part in Providence Row's Virtual Sleep Out, raising awareness and funds for homelessness support
Allerdale Councillors failed to resolve whether or not they agreed to a motion calling on the Government to review its freeze on public sector pay, instead deferring the decision to January.
A long debate over a motion originally proposed by independent councillor Peter Little failed to crystallise in a decision on Wednesday.
Mr Little started proceedings by declaring he was "appalled" to learn of the Chancellor's spending review plan to impose a freeze on the salaries of the majority of public sector pay workers in light of the impact of Covid-19, while the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), the independent body which reviews the pay of MPs, recommended a pay increase for Parliamentarians.