The £15 Minimum Wage : A £30 million Toe in the Water

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has reaffirmed his commitment to a £15 minimum wage for all workers, despite Britain's growing jobs crisis. The move comes as the UK unemployment rate rises, and job vacancies fall to their lowest level since 2021.

According to the source, Mr. Polanski will use a speech on Monday to warn that the system is broken for workers and consumers in the face of rising food prices. He will demand stronger regulation of supermarkets to ensure growers get a fair deal for their produce and call on the Government to offer a real plan to help the industry.

The Green Party's pledge for a £15 per hour minimum wage for all workers , regardless of age, comes with the costs to small businesses offset by reducing their national insurance payments. This move has sparked opposition from Labour, which has accused the Green leader of chasing cheap headlines.

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The Green Party's demand for a huge boost to minimum wage rates comes amidst growing alarm at Britain's jobs market. The UK unemployment rate rose in the first three months of this year, while job vacancies have fallen to their lowest level since 2021, when Covid restrictions were in place.

There is increasing concern about the number of young people not being able to secure a job, with firms saying it has become harder to hire young people due to higher minimum wages and increased taxes under Labour. Hospitality businesses and high street retailers are judged to have been hit hardest by rising staff costs.

In his speech on Monday, Mr. Polanski will warn that food insecurity is not a distant threat and is already impacting customers, farmers, and workers in the food industry. He will say, 'Just a couple of weeks ago, we saw the hottest May day ever recorded in the UK.' By the beginning of May, the UK had received 23 per cent less rain than average.

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The Green Party's pledge for a £15 per hour minimum wage for all workers has sparked opposition from Labour, which has accused the Green leader of chasing cheap headlines.. A party spokesperson said, 'If Zack Polanski had bothered to do his research, he would know Labour is already investing £200 million to help Britain's farming sector adapt to a changing climate to help us guarantee food security for the long term.'

Keir Starmer's Labour Government is the first to ever commit to maintaining domestic food production levels and bringing forward vital protections for farmers in the supply chain. While Zack Polanski chases cheap headlines, Labour is focused on easing the cost of living,supporting our farmers, and making sure we deliver the food security Britain needs.