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

Jeremy Corbyn says Tories are trying to divide and rule workers as prison officers and police dismiss pay rises as insufficientTheresa 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