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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 23 Feb 2015

    Low Pay Commission recommends raising the national minimum wage by 20p to £6.70, the Govt says http://bbc.in/1vszW3v pic.twitter.com/dYOG7uasPD

    9:21 AM - 23 Feb 2015
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      2. soy un perdedor‏ @jooosterhuis 23 Feb 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        or we could raise it to something on which a person could actually live @BBCBreaking

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      2. Dino Goldie‏ @dinogoldie 23 Feb 2015
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        imho, #MinimumWage should apply to #workfare and "Apprenticeships" @bbcbreaking a statutory #LivingWage should apply to all actual jobs.

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      2. Paul Robertson‏ @pifapaul 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking 20p. What a joke.

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      3. Paul Robertson‏ @pifapaul 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking so if someone works 5 hours that's an extra pound. Can't even buy a coffee.

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      1. Liza  🍦‏ @LizaTaitBailey 23 Feb 2015
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        .@bbcbreaking it should be higher than that! Even with the raise people still couldn't afford to live on minimum wage.

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      1. David Jay‏ @deejayhome 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @Fight4UK Raise it by 20p to £6.70 ?...what a joke... How in the heck can ANYONE live on that??

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      1. Sparkle60‏ @60Sparkle 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @Politicschange1 Throwing scraps.

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      1. Jane‏ @lovett_jane 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking WOW! I'm already planning how to spend the extra 20p/ hour from my part-time job that supplements my #oldagepension!

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      1. callum.‏ @Callumstone96 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking tell them thanks for the extra 20p, I can buy that Ferrari I wanted now

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      1. Paul Robertson‏ @pifapaul 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking put the MPs on a minimum wage and see how things would change.

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      1. Turfline/Trading‏ @Turfline 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking 20p, that's a bit excessive.

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      1. Mike‏ @MikeAlphaOne 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking In view of today's news that's bloody hilarious.

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      1. tom_wainwright‏ @greatgrandadtom 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking will you tell that to Arch.Bishop Welby quickly please.

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      1. Lana Thomas-Hey‏ @lanifer84 23 Feb 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews living wage is what's needed !!!

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