Rishi Sunak: 'Economic emergency has only just begun' – video

Rishi Sunak has said the UK faces an 'economic emergency' that requires a public sector pay freeze, with the exception of some NHS workers and those on the lowest wages.

Announcing the spending review in the Commons, the chancellor said he could not justify a significant pay increase for all public sector workers amid job and wages cuts in the private sector

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