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Miliband unveils apprenticeships pledge ahead of election

A Labour government would guarantee an apprenticeship place to any school-leaver who gets the required grades, Ed Miliband announced as he set out his plan for boosting the UK's prosperity.

The Labour leader warned that the Tory "long-term economic plan" is working for a "handful" of people at the top, while his rival vision would champion the needs of working families.

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Miliband set to outlaw zero-hour contracts in speech

Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to announce plans to outlaw zero-hour contracts and raise the minimum wage to £8 an hour in a speech today.

In a speech at Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham, Mr Miliband is set to outline his party's proposals to boost business.

The plans include:

  • Cutting business rates
  • Improving training and apprenticeships
  • Banning exploitative zero hours contracts
  • Raising the National Minimum Wage closer to average earnings - £8 an hour by 2020
  • Offering tax breaks to employers who adopt the Living Wage
  • Making it illegal to undercut by exploiting migrant workers

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