[andrewb]

Originally Posted by Gayle

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Tory bill attempts to water down minimum wage | Politics | guardian.co.uk

Bill to abolish minimum wage withdrawn


As Andrew points out the proposed bill has been withdrawn - however, it is likely to be put back again on 12th June. Isn't that just after the county elections - i wonder whether that has affected the decision to pull the bill now and then reinstate it afterwards.

Whether this MP decides to put it forward again or not, it's a private members bill rather than Conservative party policy, therefore this 'motion' for this evening looks rather misleading. It looks as if it's about bad mouthing Tories with the election coming up, rather than trying to help local people with local issues.