'We have actually given teachers the highest pay raise in 30 years,' UK PM Rishi Sunak says

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the strikes which forced millions of children to miss school today.

Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minster: "When it comes to teachers, we have actually given teachers the highest pay rise in 30 years – includes a 9% pay rise for newly qualified teachers and record investment in their training and development. I am clear that our children’s education is precious, and they deserve to be in school today being taught. Actually, the party opposite would do well to say that the strikes are wrong, and we should be backing our school children."