Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Welfare Minister Apologises For Disability Pay Comments

Welfare minister Lord Freud has apologised for "foolish and offensive" remarks in which he suggested people with disabilities could be paid less than the minimum wage. Labour has called on the Conservative peer to resign after he said some workers were "not worth the full wage". David Cameron distanced himself from the comments, saying they "were not the views of anyone in government". Lord Freud said he was "profoundly sorry" and supported the minimum wage. Read more on the BBC website.

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