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Robert Jenrick: “That betrayal costs a full-time worker on the minimum wage more than £750 a year. And now for the first time, the freeze…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2026
That betrayal costs a full-time worker on the minimum wage more than £750 a year. And now for the first time, the freeze means they're going to be taxing the state pension. What a disgrace.
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Robert Jenrick
Reform UK
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bbc.co.uk

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