Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 November 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Employment.
Employment
I think that we saw some Members nodding at that. That exposes the true face of the Conservatives, who opposed the minimum wage and said that it would cost 2 million jobs—yet in fact there are 3 million more jobs in the economy.
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- 483 c631
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Employment Government assistance Jobcentre Plus Job creation Pensioners Redundancy New deal schemes Unemployment Social security Training Local employment partnerships
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