BURNLEY MP Peter Pike is taking on the fight for a better deal for Britain's low paid after the Government's decision not to increase the national minimum wage this year.
He has written to Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers.
He said: "The rate when fixed was low and we should not allow this to get worse."
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