Public sector pay cap is matter for future budgets, says Grayling

Transport secretary says decision will be taken in the autumn, despite senior Tories' calls for quicker easing of controls

Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, has dampened hopes of an imminent lifting of the 1% public sector pay cap for teachers, police and prison officers, saying the issue was a matter for future budgets.

He said a decision on the future of the cap would be taken collectively by the cabinet at the next budget in the autumn, despite signals from some senior Tories - including Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, Justine Greening and Jeremy Hunt - that they would like to see a quicker easing of the controls.