Hammond: pensions make public sector pay better than private sector

Chancellor says public sector staff are 10% ahead of private counterparts once pensions are considered as he refuses to deny calling workers overpaidPhilip Hammond has argued that public sector workers remain on average better compensated than their private counterparts, refusing to deny telling cabinet colleagues that public sector staff were “overpaid”.The chancellor has been the subject of two leaks from this week’s cabinet meeting: one about his comments on pay, the other t