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This Week in PMQs: Minimum Wage Increase and the Spring Statement

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 By Phineas Horan

This week, the government highlighted its upcoming minimum wage increase, while Labour and the Tories clashed over economic performance and the Spring Statement set for next week.

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