Sunak set to increase the national living wage – but Labour is not impressed
The national ‘living’ wage is set to rise from £8.91 to £9.50 next April, it has been confirmed…
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Tory conference 2021: Johnson delivers “bombastic but vacuous” speech
Boris Johnson has been criticised by commentators after delivering a speech with a lack of policy that right-wing…
A £10 minimum wage was bold once, but now something far bolder is required
There is no better time for a pay rise. Wage stagnation in the last decade is the worst…
Labour conference backs £15 minimum wage and sick pay at living wage
Delegates at Labour’s annual conference have voted for a motion urging the party to raise the minimum wage…
Dodds: Excluding furloughed from minimum wage rise “economically illiterate”
Anneliese Dodds has described as “economically illiterate” the decision by Rishi Sunak to exclude hundreds of thousands of…
Why I’m introducing the national minimum wage bill
This year has been a complete whirlwind for all Members of Parliament, but particularly new intake MPs who…
Minimum rage: Why a wage floor is a key demand ahead of Labour’s next fight
Things are not going well for Boris Johnson. When not voting against free school meals, the government spent this…
We’ve applauded our key workers. Now let’s stand up for a real living wage
Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week told Conservative conference that the country faced “hard choices”, and committed the government…
Reward Covid heroes by raising minimum wage to £10, urges McDonnell
Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called on the government to raise the minimum wage to £10 an…
Minimum wage workers shouldn’t be forced further into poverty during this crisis
One of the great achievements of the last period of Labour government was the introduction of the national…
