War of words erupts between Hutton and unions

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Lord Hutton has "misunderstood his own report", a trade union has claimed, after the former Labour minister accused it of not understanding the cost of public sector pensions.

Public and Commerical Service Union general secretary Mark Serwotka said data in Lord Hutton's report on the future cost of public sector pensions shows costs will fall even without Hutton's reform...

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