Ed Miliband vows to raise minimum wage
Ed Miliband has said his "radical" proposal to link the minimum wage to the national average is the biggest change to the system since it was introduced 15 years ago.
Labour announces plans to tackle working poverty
Labour leader Ed Miliband will unveil plans to tackle income inequality and working poverty in a speech to party activists in the West Midlands today.
The plans are likely to be welcomed by some critics in the party who have complained that Mr Miliband has so far failed to set out a positive vision of what Labour can offer.
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