Claim that it would end up costing each household an extra £1,000 a year described as ‘disingenuous’
Rishi Sunak has been condemned for using “disingenuous” figures after he repeated a claim that meeting union demands for public sector pay awards would cost every household £1,000 extra a year.
Speaking at an RAF base in Lincolnshire, where he was meeting service personnel who miay be deployed to replace striking staff, including ambulance crews and border staff, the prime minister said he would not give way despite a slew of planned stoppages.
Claim that it would end up costing each household an extra £1,000 a year described as ‘disingenuous’Rishi Sunak has been condemned for using “disingenuous” figures after he repeated a claim that meeting union demands for public sector pay awards would cost every household £1,000 extra a year. Speaking at an RAF base in Lincolnshire, where he was meeting service personnel who miay be deployed to replace striking staff, including ambulance crews and border staff, the prime minister said he would not give way despite a slew of planned stoppages. Continue reading…
