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Business leaders sign letter backing Conservatives

More than 100 business leaders have declared their support for the Conservatives, warning a "change of course" after the general election would "put the recovery at risk".

Senior executives from leading British companies - including five who have previously backed Labour - signed an open letter praising the Conservative's economic policies.

Labour dismissed the letter as "nothing new".

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Worker: I think zero-hour contracts should be banned

A warehouse worker employed over Christmas on a zero-hour contract has said he believes the arrangements should be banned.

David told ITV News he was employed by an agency on a zero-hours contract in Barnsley over Christmas - but has not had any work since Boxing Day.

He said the contract meant he was tied to his house, even when he had not been booked in advance for a shift.

I was at the agency's beck and call whether I was working or not.

When you were working, you were told when you were next in. When you were not working, you were expected either to ring in, or they would call you. This made it difficult to plan things during the day.

They got irate [if] you couldn't work because you were out. You couldn't plan anything to do with the family, and also you didn't know where the next pay was coming from because you didn't know when you would next be working.

– David, zero-hour contract worker

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