Thursday, October 16, 2014

Cameron rejects calls to sack Tory welfare minister Lord Freud caught saying disabled people ‘are not worth’ the minimum wage

David Cameron last night faced down calls to sack his welfare minister Lord Freud after claiming disabled people are ‘not worth’ the minimum wage.

Labour leader Ed Miliband also revealed Lord Freud said he was looking at how some people could be allowed to work for as little as £2-an-hour.

The Prime Minister was forced to deny the government had any plans to cut the minimum wage, as he faced claims that the Tories were returning to being the ‘nasty party’.

In a statement Lord Freud issued a ‘full and unreserved apology’ and sought to insist all disabled people should be paid at least the minimum wage ‘without exception’ .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk