Liz Truss’s plans to cut public sector pay leave Tory mayor ‘speechless’
by Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#622A6)
Leadership candidate's proposal would hit nurses, police officers and armed forces, says Sunak backer
The Conservative mayor of Tees Valley has said he is speechless" at plans by Liz Truss to slash 8.8bn from public sector pay outside London, saying it would hit nurses and police officers.
Ben Houchen, a backer of Rishi Sunak, said there was no way the figure could be achieved without pay cuts outside London that would hit levelling up.
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