BBC Question Time: Teacher says 'give us what we deserve' after historic walkout

The government was criticized in last night's edition for refusing to meet teachers' pay demands following mass school walkouts earlier this week, with more strikes underway

The government came under fire from teachers present during BBC Question Time last night (

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The government was urged to give teachers ‘the pay rise we deserve’ during BBC Question Time last night after a historic national walkout earlier this week.

The audience member was one of many in the studio to tackle Number 10's record during Thursday night's episode of the long-running chat show, broadcast from Glasgow.< /p>

Moderated by Fiona Bruce, the panel included Conservative Under-Secretary of State for Scotland John Lamont MP, Jenny Gilruth, SNP MP, Labor MP Ian Murray, and journalists India Willoughby and Ella Whelan.

High on the agenda was the UK government's refusal to agree to a 10% pay rise for teachers ahead of this week's strike - a topic that has provoked strong reactions from the from many people.

Around 23,400 schools are believed to have been affected when tens of thousands of teachers staged a walkout across the UK on Wednesday, with further days of action planned in different parts of the country until in the middle of next month.

Education was a key talking point after massive teacher walkouts earlier this week (

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Mr. Lamont firmly blamed the disruption on teachers' unions, saying he was "disappointed" with the decision to strike and "concerned" about the impact on children.

Explaining the government's refusal to meet their demands for a 10% increase, he said: "The UK government...has a very important balancing act to do when it comes to offering this raise while recognizing that we are responsible for taxpayers money.

"By granting excessive wage increases, it simply increases this inflationary pressure"