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The First Of Many U Turns?
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"I believe my policy was being misinterpreted, I want to be clear with the public, that I will not be going ahead with the regional pay boards. I'm somebody who is honest and up front and I do what I say I will do and I'm being clear I will not be doing that."'
If the proposal were being misinterpreted, would it not have been simpler to clarify the intentions instead of performing a screeching u-turn?
It's good to know she'll do what she says she will do, unless she completely changes her mind less than twenty-four hour later...
"I believe my policy was being misinterpreted, I want to be clear with the public, that I will not be going ahead with the regional pay boards. I'm somebody who is honest and up front and I do what I say I will do and I'm being clear I will not be doing that."'
If the proposal were being misinterpreted, would it not have been simpler to clarify the intentions instead of performing a screeching u-turn?
It's good to know she'll do what she says she will do, unless she completely changes her mind less than twenty-four hour later...
The press release embargoed until 10:30 last night included, "Her government will also set about reigning in public sector leave entitlements, bringing them back in line with those available to private sector workers. By scrapping legacy Privilege Days and capping the median holiday allowance for public sector workers to 25 days, at least £2 billion a year will be saved."
The statement went on to explain the current median figure for public sector workers is twenty-seven days compared to twenty-five for other workers.
This means she planned a reduction of two days' leave each year.
What puzzles me is that folk would be paid whether they were in work or on leave so I am struggling to see how a billion pounds would be saved each year for every day knocked off annual leave.
The statement went on to explain the current median figure for public sector workers is twenty-seven days compared to twenty-five for other workers.
This means she planned a reduction of two days' leave each year.
What puzzles me is that folk would be paid whether they were in work or on leave so I am struggling to see how a billion pounds would be saved each year for every day knocked off annual leave.
From tonight's leadership programme on Sky,
'Breaking
Sophie Morris
Political reporter @itssophiemorris
Thursday 4 August 2022 21:25, UK
Why you can trust Sky News
Liz Truss has refused a Conservative Party member's request for her to apologise for proposing to link public sector pay to local living costs - reiterating that the policy was "misrepresented".
Conservative Party member Tom from Gateshead, participating in Sky News' The Battle for Number 10, asked the foreign secretary and Tory leadership frontrunner to apologise for initially planning to introduce a policy which was "actually quite offensive".
Ms Truss refused to do this, repeating that the media had "misrepresented" the proposal and that she is "not going ahead with this policy because of the concerns that have been expressed".
Asked by presenter Kay Burley how she reached the £8.8bn figure if the policy was "misinterpreted", the foreign secretary admitted: "I don't have the details."'
Others have "mis-represented" her plan yet it's not been costed in so much detail that she can mind on how the savings figure was reached?
Did she not think she would be questioned about the U-turn?
'Breaking
Sophie Morris
Political reporter @itssophiemorris
Thursday 4 August 2022 21:25, UK
Why you can trust Sky News
Liz Truss has refused a Conservative Party member's request for her to apologise for proposing to link public sector pay to local living costs - reiterating that the policy was "misrepresented".
Conservative Party member Tom from Gateshead, participating in Sky News' The Battle for Number 10, asked the foreign secretary and Tory leadership frontrunner to apologise for initially planning to introduce a policy which was "actually quite offensive".
Ms Truss refused to do this, repeating that the media had "misrepresented" the proposal and that she is "not going ahead with this policy because of the concerns that have been expressed".
Asked by presenter Kay Burley how she reached the £8.8bn figure if the policy was "misinterpreted", the foreign secretary admitted: "I don't have the details."'
Others have "mis-represented" her plan yet it's not been costed in so much detail that she can mind on how the savings figure was reached?
Did she not think she would be questioned about the U-turn?