Strugeon confirms Scottish government will lift public sector pay cap – Politics live

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including David Davis’s Commons statement about BrexitLunchtime summary 3.05pm BST Sturgeon wound up her speech with an announcement that the Scottish government will consider the case for more progressive tax policies. She said the review would look at the policies proposed by other parties – which means, among other ideas, Labour’s proposal to put up income tax by 1p in the pound for everyone earning above £21,500. 2.57pm BST Here are more announcements from Nicola Sturgeon..@nicolasturgeon confirms new £50m Tackling Child Poverty Fund as part of measures to help make Scotland fairer and more equal #scotpfg pic.twitter.com/fRbfUDQ4tS.@nicolasturgeon sets out progress towards affordable homes and measures to improve the quality of housing stock #scotpfg pic.twitter.com/O31m7NwoeWProgramme for Government includes steps to tackle homelessness include new expert group and new £10 million fund #scotpfg pic.twitter.com/xBx5J0UPyx.@nicolasturgeon confirms @scotgov will lift the 1% public sector cap #scotpfg pic.twitter.com/kuyeSGe27H Continue reading…
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