so they will not have to make cuts, and that was something that was rightly important to the unions and we have worked with them to ensure that the funding is there for schools. given the scale of disruption caused by industrial action this year, and notjust in schools, there is one question for trades unions tonight. will this mean the end of the strikes? well, i think in education, we will see a 6.5% pay award, properly funded pay of art, certainly our teaching unions will be recommended to their members that they accept the government s proposals, and if that is the case, then i think that we will see the end of the strikes in education. another part of the public sector, members will be weighing up the government s offer, crucially, they will be looking for those pay awards to be properly funded. what we can see is peter being robbed to pay paul. junior doctors in england started their longest walk out yet today over pay. here are a few dozen of them protesting in liverpool. they a
will this mean the end of the strikes? well, i think in education, we will see a 6.5% pay award, properly funded pay of art, certainly our teaching unions will be recommended to their members that they accept the government s proposals, and if that is the case, then i think that we will see the end of the strikes in education. another part of the public sector, members will be weighing up the government s offer, crucially, they will be looking for those pay awards to be properly funded. what we can t see is peter being robbed to pay paul. junior doctors in england started their longest walk out yet today over pay. here are a few dozen of them protesting in liverpool. they are on strike until tuesday. the union says the offer for them isn t good enough. so what do labour make of all of this? notably, kier starmer did not overtly criticise the government s announcement. i know that news about the pay review body recommendations will be on the minds of many public sector workers today. th
in education. another part of the public sector, members will be weighing up the government s offer, crucially, they will be looking for those pay awards to be properly funded. what we can see is peter being robbed to pay paul. junior doctors in england started their longest walk out yet today over pay. here are a few dozen of them protesting in liverpool. they are on strike until tuesday. the union says the offer for them isn t good enough. so what do labour make of all of this? notably, kier starmer did not overtly criticise the government s announcement. i know that news about the pay review body recommendations will be on the minds of many public sector workers today. those recommendations will, of course, be subject to negotiation. i don t think it s helpful for me to weigh in on that. at the heart of the government s decisions today are difficult choices, trade offs. budgets are not infinite, when some ask for higher pay, that what always create pressures elsewhere. will you ackn
is there for schools. given the scale of disruption caused by industrial action this year, and notjust in schools, there is one question for trades unions tonight. will this mean the end of the strikes? well, i think in education, we will see a 6.5% pay award, properly funded pay of art, certainly our teaching unions will be recommended to their members that they accept the government s proposals, and if that is the case, then i think that we will see the end of the strikes in education. another part of the public sector, members will be weighing up the government s offer, crucially, they will be looking for those pay awards to be properly funded. what we can see is peter being robbed to pay paul. junior doctors in england started their longest walk out yet today over pay. here are a few dozen of them protesting in liverpool. they are on strike until tuesday. the union says the offer for them isn t good enough. so what do labour make of all of this? notably, kier starmer did not overtl
started their longest walk out yet today over pay. here are a few dozen of them protesting in liverpool. they are on strike until tuesday. the union says the offer for them isn t good enough. so what do labour make of all of this? notably, kier starmer did not overtly criticise the government s announcement. i know that news about the pay review body recommendations will be on the minds of many public sector workers today. those recommendations will, of course, be subject to negotiation. i don t think it s helpful for me to weigh in on that. at the heart of the government s decisions today are difficult choices, trade offs. budgets are not infinite, when some ask for higher pay, that what always create pressures elsewhere. will you acknowledge explicitly that a consequence of your decision will mean cuts in the budgets of some key public services? this is a significant pay award. it s one of the most significant we ve had in decades, and it is costing billions of pounds more than the g