George Osborne ignored poverty warnings on pay freezes

Documents show ex-chancellor was told public sector pay restraint would hit low-income familiesGeorge Osborne ignored civil servants’ warnings that extending the public sector pay cap would force children into poverty, newly released documents reveal.The former chancellor announced in July 2015 that the 1% public sector pay cap would be extended for four years – a policy that had not been included in the Conservative manifesto. The cap remained in force until the 2018/19 pay round. C