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The Conservatives want us to work for less while billionaires scoop up all the cash – again.
The BBC tells us:
“Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has questioned whether businesses can afford the current minimum wage and suggested that it should not increase further.
“In an interview with the BBC, Badenoch said she had increased the minimum wage when she was in government, but “a lot of businesses” had then told her that, as a result, they had had to lose staff.
“Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the minimum wage would rise 4.1% to £12.71 an hour for workers aged over 21 from April in her Budget last month.
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“The National Minimum Wage for 18 to 20-year-olds will also increase by 8.5% to £10.85 per hour, and the rate for 16 and 17-year-olds as well as those on apprenticeships, will increase by 6% to £8 per hour.
“Badenoch replied: “We need to listen to what businesses are saying. It’s not government ministers that create jobs, it’s business that creates jobs.””
Badenoch’s message is clear: make workers poorer so the rich can stay comfortable.
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The Conservatives want us to work for less while billionaires scoop up all the cash – again.
The BBC tells us:
“Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has questioned whether businesses can afford the current minimum wage and suggested that it should not increase further.
“In an interview with the BBC, Badenoch said she had increased the minimum wage when she was in government, but “a lot of businesses” had then told her that, as a result, they had had to lose staff.
“Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the minimum wage would rise 4.1% to £12.71 an hour for workers aged over 21 from April in her Budget last month.
“The National Minimum Wage for 18 to 20-year-olds will also increase by 8.5% to £10.85 per hour, and the rate for 16 and 17-year-olds as well as those on apprenticeships, will increase by 6% to £8 per hour.
“Badenoch replied: “We need to listen to what businesses are saying. It’s not government ministers that create jobs, it’s business that creates jobs.””
Badenoch’s message is clear: make workers poorer so the rich can stay comfortable.
To read the full fact-filled analysis, head over to The Whip Line.
A paid subscription unlocks all my analysis and helps keep independent UK political journalism going.
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