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Labour’s pledge to level-up minimum wage for under-20s before next election in doubt

John Healey said on Sunday his party was “prepared to take hard decisions about the priorities in government”, including possible spending cuts.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 1, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC

Chancellor John Healey fails to guarantee equalisation with adult wage will happen in timeframe set out in manifesto Labour looks less likely to meet its manifesto pledge to equalise the minimum wage for younger workers before the next election, after the chancellor failed to guarantee the rise would happen within that timeframe.

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