Watch PMQs: Rishi Sunak issues warning to unions on 'unreasonable' pay demands amid looming strikes
Rishi Sunak is facing Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions amid mounting concerns over widespread public sector strike action this winter. A pay rise in line with inflation for the whole of the public sector would cost the Government £28 billion, the Health Secretary has said. Steve Barclay said union pay demands for double digit pay rises are "not reasonable" as he signalled the Government is not willing to improve on the pay offers which have already been made. He told GB News this morning: "It’s not reasonable to expect a further £28 billion in pay uplifts in line with inflation." Read your updates here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/12/07/rishi-sunak-latest-news-mone-snp-labour-starmer-sturgeon-pmqs/ Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
