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Still, there are ways Trump could weed out other government workers, including by making the job and surrounding environment more unpleasant, like by freezing hiring and requesting cuts to employee training and travel funds in the annual budget.

The Office for Budget Responsibility and other independent analysts estimate the economy is 4% smaller over the past 15 years as a result.

“We also have been faced with the fact they’ve settled pay in England but not here, we’ve allocated 57% of the budget this week to health,” she added.

Little-Pengelly said the executive had to “work within the budget” it had.

"We are determined to turn that situation around," he added, pointing to an extra £4bn in new funding for councils in last month's Budget.