Why are equal pay claims sweeping councils across the UK?
ITV News' Anushka Asthana looks at the underlying issues that led to Birmingham City Council's equal pay scandal
Anushka Asthana
Deputy Political Editor
Follow @AnushkaAsthanaAnushka is ITV News Deputy Political Editor and also works alongside Political Editor Robert Peston on ITV's flagship political programme Peston. Anushka was previously at the Guardian, where she was joint Political Editor and then as editor at large launched and presented the award winning daily podcast, Today in Focus. Before that she worked for Sky News, The Times, The Observer and The Washington Post.
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