In full: Boris Johnson gives keynote speech at Conservative party conference
Telegraph, 06 Oct 2021
Boris Johnson will on Wednesday pledge to make Britain a "high-wage" economy and declare he has the "guts" to tackle problems that his predecessors ignored.
Amid speculation that a minimum wage increase is coming this month, Mr Johnson will reject using "uncontrolled immigration" to fill labour shortages and keep wages down.
In his speech, which closes the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the Prime Minister will also argue that his levelling up agenda benefits everyone, including Tory seats in the South East.
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Amid speculation that a minimum wage increase is coming this month, Mr Johnson will reject using "uncontrolled immigration" to fill labour shortages and keep wages down.
In his speech, which closes the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the Prime Minister will also argue that his levelling up agenda benefits everyone, including Tory seats in the South East.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/10/05/boris-johnson-got-guts-make-us-high-wage-country/
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