"Money Has To Be Found From Somewhere" | Labour Set For £10bn Public Sector Pay Rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Government will “make sure the sums add up” if public sector workers are given above inflation pay rises.

Reports which first appeared in The Times suggest independent pay review bodies have recommended the 5.5% rise for teachers and around 1.3 million NHS staff.

Political commentator Theo Usherwood tells Talk's Dr David Bull that if the whole of the public sector received the proposed pay rise intended for teachers and NHS staff, it could cost around £10 billion across the public sector, which led to comments that people could see tax rises in an autumn fiscal statement to pay for such a move.

With many of the unions involved with pay negotiations funding Labour, Theo questions whether a Labour government is more susceptible to their demands than the previous Conservative one would have been.

With the high likelihood of Keir Starmer's first King's speech facing amendments, this could be the Labour leader's first rebellion not even a month into office.

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