Labour’s 25p per year pay rise is ‘peanuts’
Salman Shaheen of left wing political party Left Unity said:
“Labour says the minimum wage wouldn’t reach £8 per hour until 2020. It will be £6.50 on 1 October this year. That is a rise of just £1.50 – or 25 pence per year.
“That is peanuts.
“People need a living wage. With the rise in the cost of living we believe the minimum wage should be at least £10 per hour.
“MPs are in line for a 10 per cent pay rise. We challenge Ed Miliband to only take a pay rise of 25 pence for the next six years. He can donate the rest to labour movement causes.”
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Notes for editors
1. Left Unity is the new party of the left in Britain. Founded in November 2013, it has around 2,000 members and 50 branches across the country.
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It’s not even peanuts, you can’t get a packet for 25 pence…