In Full: Sunak announces public sector workers to get pay rise

A million public sector workers will get a salary rise of around six per cent this year after Rishi Sunak agreed to accept the pay review body recommendations. Doctors, teachers, prison officers and soldiers are among those who will benefit from the pay boost - but savings must be made from existing budgets, meaning squeezes must be found elsewhere. The Prime Minister is set to reveal the decision this afternoon after signing off the move with Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor, having returned from the Nato conference yesterday. The Telegraph can reveal that the police officers will get a seven per cent pay rise. Junior doctors will also get an extra £1,000 salary rise on top of the wider increase Read your updates here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/07/13/rishi-sunak-starmer-hunt-latest-public-sector-pay-review/ #politics #rishisunak #government Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.