Millions of British public sector workers to be offered 5% pay rise

Boris Johnson will next week offer pay rises averaging about 5 per cent to millions of public sector workers, but ministers fear that below-inflation deals across the economy could trigger months of strikes.

The pay offer will be higher than originally proposed by government; ministers will argue it will help nurses, teachers and others cope with the cost of living crisis as inflation is expected to top 11 per cent in the autumn.

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