Not even Mr Blair has been able to erode the unions conviction that we all have a "right” to a minimum wage... Both the minimum wage and the Social Charter would palpably destroy jobs. (Boris Johnson)

Not even Mr Blair has been able to erode the unions conviction that we all have a "right” to a minimum wage... Both the minimum wage and the Social Charter would palpably destroy jobs.

Boris Johnson

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