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Government has failed delivery drivers, says Labour
Felicity Collier reports

THE government has failed to act over “Dickensian” working conditions for delivery drivers, Labour said yesterday.

Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bailey was responding to an investigation by the Sunday Mirror which found that employees for Amazon have to deliver up to 200 parcels a day while earning less than the minimum wage.

Speaking in the Commons, she said: “As yet another high-profile employment case emerges, why is the government not taking robust action to crack down on bogus self-employment and enforce employment rights?”

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