Ministers have "no excuse" for not putting money on the table

PCS responds to the news the government made a £5.4bn surplus last month

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: “The government says it cannot afford to give our hard-working members a pay rise, but today's news there is a surplus of £5.4bn changes that narrative. Ministers have no excuse for not putting some money on the table. If they don't, our strikes will continue to escalate."