Amid calls for a 5.5% pay rise for NHS and teachers, as reported here by The Guardian (and other news media), Rachel Reeves has not ruled out above-inflation pay rises as noted in this Guardian article (also reported on The Times and BBC). The Telegraph notes that a 5.5% pay deal would cost Treasury an extra £3.5bn.
In the meantime, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced that funding allocations for 2025-26 will be delayed, as reported here in Schools Week. Schools Week covers all of the above issues in this article, published 23 July.
There is no doubt that there will be interesting times ahead for the new Labour government.
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