Andrea Egan

British trade unionist

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A real living wage of £14.10 an hour highlights the urgency of the Prime Minister getting to grips with the cost-of-living crisis.... Staff, like those in the care sector, need urgent action on poverty pay from the Government.”
People who came to this country to help look after our loved ones are forced to work on restricted visas under harsh rules which make them second class citizens. Now the promise of being able to settle in the country after five years is not only being broken but replaced with the threat of 15 years of insecurity and exploitation.
As his support dwindles in this country, Farage is turning to crypto billionaires in an attempt to undermine our democracy. The trade union movement will oppose him every step of the way.”
Systems that enable tax to be shirked on an industrial scale clearly have to change. The likes of Palantir need to stump up what’s due. Tech giants raking off billions in profit shouldn’t be free to pay what they please. Ministers shouldn’t award contracts to run public services to firms that are starving them of cash.”
Vulnerable people and those with complex needs won’t get the help they deserve unless ministers focus on recruitment and retention. That means dropping plans to push migrant care workers out of the UK.”
We need a chancellor who will rewire the economy and properly invest to improve the lives of the majority,

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