The UK government has been urged to give a 17 percent pay rise to police officers as the labour unrest in the public sector rumbles on.
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) on Thursday made the demand after a think tank report said real-term police pay has fallen almost 20 percent behind inflation since 2000.
The federation quoted the Social Market Foundation (SMF) as saying that police constable starting salaries have lagged behind earnings as a whole across the economy.
Riot police observe England fans celebrating in Piccadilly Circus, central London, on July 7, 2021. (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
By contrast, MPs’ salaries saw a 4 percent rise in total over the same period, it said….