Vacant roles and a new deal: why the pay battle isn't over

A 5% pay deal may not last until the end of the year - and the response from across the ranks made clear no-one is off the hook.

The day before the Prime Minister’s final appearance before MPs - and two days before Westminster’s summer recess - the offer for police officers landed as one of a raft made to the public sector. It focused on the new recruits that the...