UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay raises in push to end strikes
The British government has offered millions of public sector workers pay raises in a bid to end an array of strikes, including a five-day walkout from doctors in Britain’s publicly funded health service LONDON -- The British government offered millions of public sector workers pay raises Thursday in a bid to end an array of strike s, including a five-day walkout from doctors in Britain’s public ly funded Health service. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed that the government was accepting the recommendations from pay review bodies, which will see a 7% rise for police, 6.5% for teachers and 6% for the striking junior doctors, who are at the early stages of their careers in the National Health Service. Sunak said the offers , which are not being funded by extra borrowing, are “final” and that there would be no more pay discussions. “We will not negotiate again on this year’s settlements and no amount of strikes will change our decision,” he said. The prime minister said the leade...