Freeze on national living wage would be totally wrong, says TUC

Frances O'Grady calls for pay rise pledge to be met, amid speculation it will be scrapped

The head of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has denounced a possible freezing of the national living wage as totally wrong", as the Treasury reportedly considers backtracking on a planned pay rise for the lowest paid.

The hourly pay rate under the national living wage, the legal minimum paid to workers over the age of 25, was due to rise 6.2% from 8.72 to 9.21 in April, under targets set last December by the chancellor at the time, Sajid Javid.