UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – live

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Clive Efford (Lab) is asking the questions now.

Q: You have expressed strong views in the past. Is that a problem?

I described the licence fee as regressive. I didn't think that was an opinion, I thought that was a statement of fact, actually.