No 10 faces backlash from Labour and unions over public sector pay cap lift

Frontline police officers are £6,000 a year worse off in real terms compared with 2010, according to Labour analysis.Theresa May’s government faces months of strife over public sector pay after a decision to lift the 1% annual cap on increases was met with derision from Labour and renewed threats of strikes by trade unions.Following months of pressure over the issue, Downing Street simultaneously announced above 1% pay rises for police and prison officers in the last of the 2017-18 d