UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – live
by Andrew Sparrow from on (#5XPJ4)
Latest updates: Public and Commercial Services Union says offer is in effect a pay cut because of rising inflation and prices
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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.
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