Labour may drop minimum wage pledge over youth jobless fears: Report

Reeves Refuses to Rule Out 15th U-Turn on Minimum Wage

Rachel Reeves was asked this morning whether she was still committed to Labour's manifesto pledge to pay young workers the same national minimum wage as

Labour 'could drop minimum wage pledge' amid fears of triggering youth unemployment surge

The ONS confirmed this week that Britain is seeing its highest level of youth unemployment in more than a decade

Another U-turn ahead as Labour reconsiders youth minimum wage

Ministers could scrap the manifesto plans over fears businesses cannot afford to hire young people

Labour could ditch minimum wage manifesto pledge amid fears of fuelling record youth unemployment

Another Labour manifesto pledge is under threat, with ministers weighing whether to abandon plans to pay young people the same national minimum wage as older workers

Labour may drop minimum wage pledge over youth jobless fears

With almost one in six 18 to 24-year-olds out of work, businesses say youngsters are being priced out of the workplace by steep hiring costs

Government plan to equalise minimum wage ‘not changed’, minister insists

Jo Stevens The Government’s plan to equalise the minimum wage between younger and older workers “has not changed”, the Welsh Secretary has insisted. Jo Stevens has said there has been no U-turn on Labour’s manifesto pledge to “remove the discriminatory age bands” in the minimum wage system. However, Chancellor Rachel Reeves dodged the question when asked whether she would delay plans to increase wages for 18 to 20-year-olds. It comes after The T…