内容摘要："It was roundly criticised by the Labour party at the time , who are now trying to take credit for the work that I and other Conservatives did when in government," he said.

"It was roundly criticised by the Labour party at the time , who are now trying to take credit for the work that I and other Conservatives did when in government," he said.

BBC Verify examines why this pressure over public sector pay and industrial action has re-emerged.In July 2024, the new Labour government

to increase public sector pay by between 4.75% and 6% for the 2024-25 financial year.There is a new round of recommendations from these bodies every year and they traditionally deliver in the summer.In September 2024, the government decided to speed up the process by asking for their recommendations by the spring for how much public sector pay should rise in each sector in the 2025-26 financial year.

These have not been made public yet, but reports suggest the recommendations are for more than the health and education departments have budgeted for this financial year., the health and education departments said they could only afford to increase their pay bills

.

that the teachers' pay review body has recommended a 4% rise and the NHS body has recommended 3%.She said she does not believe new technology should be used as a way of filling the gaps in the sector.

She said "It needs to be seen as a tool that enhances the work that is already happening."She added time needed to be taken to "think about some of the ethical challenges" that monitoring people could have.

"We need to prepare people better to protect themselves, so this isn't just about saying AI is wonderful, let's use it. We need to look at both the potentials of AI but also the risks that it could pose," she said.In February, the UK and US governments refused to sign an