Liz Truss has backtracked on her plan to pay civil servants outside of London less:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62390016
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Liz Truss has backtracked on her plan to link public sector pay to local living costs.
The Conservative leadership candidate had said she wanted to introduce regional pay boards in a bid to save a potential £8.8bn.
However, there was a backlash to the policy from several senior Tories.
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Tories outside of London clearly concerned how a paycut (or small pay rises) in the North would be perceived by voters.