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Retail slump shows evidence of 14 years of attacks on wages

DISAPPOINTING retail sales figures are evidence of 14 years of Tory attacks on workers’ wages, unions warned today.

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that retail sales fell by 0.3 per cent in December, including during the run-up to Christmas and new year.

Analysts had expected sales to rise by 0.4 per cent following a 0.1 per cent increase in November.

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