Luke Myer

Luke Myer

Labour — Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 June 2025

Debate

Employment Costs

Contribution

On 12 June 1996, a Conservative Minister stood at the Government Dispatch Box and said: “Labour’s minimum wage would cost hundreds of thousands of jobs”.—[Official Report, 12 June 1996; Vol. 279, c. 248.] They were wrong then and they are wrong now. With particular focus on the Teesside region, what steps are the Government taking to bring more well-paid jobs to people to make sure they can spend more in our local economy?

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