UNIONS urged Sir Keir Starmer not to deliver more austerity after he told TUC Congress to expect pay and public investment restraint.
National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede said the Prime Minister failed to announce a change of course after “decades of division, austerity and underinvestment in public services.
“Instead of setting out a positive vision to rebuild the economy and our society, he served up more of the same,” he added.
“The politics of austerity will only be ended in practice, not in fine words.”
Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Fran Heathcote added: “We’ve had enough of being told about ‘tough decisions.’
“You cannot solve the problems caused by austerity with more austerity.
“That’s why the TUC has voted overwhelmingly for a campaign of pay restoration across the public sector, which will boost living standards and strengthen the economy.”
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