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Shadow employment rights minister LAURA PIDCOCK says it's time for real changes to the world of work

AFTER nearly ten years of a Tory-led government, the average worker is worse off today than they were in 2009 – it’s time for a real change.

Over the last decade, the Tories have ridden roughshod over hard-working people and given the spoils to the richest 1 per cent. 

While 50 per cent of workers earn less than £25,000 a year, the bosses of the largest companies take home 133 times that amount.

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