Confusion after No 10 backtracks on end to public sector pay cap

PM’s spokesman insists annual 1% pay rise cap remains in place, hours after source suggested it could be easedGovernment hints at a possible end to the cap on pay rises for public sector workers have descended into utter confusion after Downing Street rapidly changed tack, insisting that the policy of limiting annual rises to 1% would remain in place.Hours after a senior Conservative source indicated that ministers would review the cap at the next budget, saying people were “weary&rd