Loan sharks are biting deeper than ever into Britain’s poorest, prompting the TUC to demand co-ordinated action on fairer pay and better working conditions.

A new survey has found that breadline workers, many on zero-hours contracts, are borrowing more and more from predatory payday loan firms.

In response unions have agreed to collective measures that include demanding better pay in both the public and private sector, as well as calling for an end to exploitative working conditions.