Theresa May 'WILL give nurses a pay rise in public sector pay boost' after months of chaos

Theresa May WILL give nurses a pay rise after months
of flip-flopping - and it'll be announced within weeks,
it's claimed.
The Prime Minister faced fury when her aides hinted
at an end to seven years of pain for public sector
workers - only for nothing to happen.
While the tight-fisted Treasury battled Tory MPs, there
was more woe for teachers, NHS staff and the Armed
Forces as deadlines passed to approve this year's
measly 1% pay rise.
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The battle dragged on over the summer with cheering
Tories blocking a pay rise, millionaire Chancellor
Philip Hammond branding workers "overpaid" and
millionaire David Cameron calling them "selfish".
Yet now The Sun reports there will be a pay rise for
Britain's millions of public sector workers after all.
The newspaper reports it will be brought in over the
course of two years, with priority being given to fields
with staff shortages.
That means nurses and senior civil servants would be
among the first to benefit from rises to take effect
from April 2018.
At least some rises will be set above the inflation rate
of 2.6%, it's reported.
Public sector workers had their pay frozen completely
for two years from 2010 and rises have then been
capped at 1% a year since 2012.
That means their pay has fallen dramatically behind
the cost of living and is worth less in "real terms"
every year.
Senior Tories, including Theresa May's new chief of
staff Gavin Barwell, admitted anger at austerity had
helped cost the Prime Minister her majority in the
June election.
A senior Whitehall source told The Sun: "The PM and
Chancellor think the government needs to show we
understand the value of people's service, not just the
price of it.
"Being taken for granted for a long time is why people
are tired of austerity."
A source at the Treasury - which was blamed for
stopping pay rises earlier this year - said the issue
would "dominate" this autumn's Budget.
Lib Dem leader Vince Cable said the reports were
"welcome" but "long overdue", adding: "We must end
the pay cap now and give our public sector workers
the pay rise they deserve."
The pay cap was brought in when Sir Vince was a
government minister.
The GMB union's Rehana Azam said: "The artificial
cap on pay was always a political choice by the
Conservative Government. This damaging policy has
seen thousands pinched from public sector workers
over seven years.
"If real pay rises are now on the cards it will be a
huge victory for the GMB’s campaign and for public
pressure on the Government, but the devil will be in
the detail.
"All public sector workers must receive proper pay
rises - including those not covered by pay review
bodies, such as school support staff, council workers
and police staff.
“The Prime Minister will not be able to get away with
a sleight of hand on this one – we’re watching very
closely.”
Meanwhile it's reported that Nicola Sturgeon will
announce tomorrow she's scrapping the 1% cap on
public sector pay rises for workers in Scotland.
The SNP had committed to lifting the pay cap for
public sector workers earlier this year, describing it as
"increasingly unsustainable".
A Scottish Government source told the Sunday
Herald: "We need to ensure that future pay rises are
affordable, but we also need to reflect the
circumstances people are facing."

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