UK minister says deals to match inflation are unaffordable as nursing and rail strike loom

Nurses are set to stage their first UK-wide strike action next month

Striking members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union Image: PA PUBLIC SECTOR PAY rises in line with soaring inflation are “unaffordable”, UK Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said, raising the chances of a winter of rail strikes going ahead.

, as they join transport and postal workers on the picket lines in disputes over pay and conditions. “There simply isn’t the money to pay for those given the context, we haven’t seen those in the private sector either, the private sector pay rises have generally been settled below the level of inflation, which I accept is difficult for people.”

Those hoping the strikes will be called off by Christmas, including TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady, welcomed a “change in tone” from the UK Government. Public sector workers like many in the private sector are calling for significant pay rises so they do not face real-terms cuts, as UK inflation soars past 11%.

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