Chris Vince, Labour MP for Harlow, welcomes increase to national living and national minimum wages
Chris Vince / Tue 25th Nov 2025 at 07:04pm
CHRIS Vince, Labour MP for Harlow, Welcomes Increase to National Living and National Minimum Wages
The chancellor has announced an increase to both the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage from April 2026
Young people on National Minimum Wage are set to see an increase of £1500 a year thanks to an 8.1% increase
The National Living wage will increase by 4.1% – the equivalent of £900 a year.
Chris Vince Labour MP for Harlow said:
“Too many hard working people are struggling to make ends meet across Harlow. That’s why I’m delighted to welcome The Chancellor’s announcement today that she is increasing both the National Living and the National Minimum Wages. I know that bringing down the cost of living is still our government’s top priority. Today’s announcement will mean that thousands of people across Harlow will see an increase in their pay packets next year.
“The increase in the National Living Wage will be particularly important for young people who are just starting out in their careers, who are building their future and saving for their future homes.”
Seamus
2025-11-25 19:26:25
Unless they increase the tax threshold, then all they are doing is pushing many more into tax brackets with the poorest hit the hardest.
Adam
2025-11-25 19:29:54
This is just going to make more people unemployed. It is yet another cost increase for businesses which are being squeezed till the pips squeak. There is no understanding of business or economics, oh and now business costs have increased look forward to an increase in prices (inflation) as companies need to recover the costs (if they can, many will cut staff).
Brian
2025-11-25 19:41:45
Clueless.Will increase business overheads therefore all our prices ...will probobly also mean more people will get the boot.They haven't a scuby doo.
David Forman
2025-11-25 21:08:14
Most welcome. Giving workers more money in their pockets means they can feed their children and heat their homes a bit more.
David Forman
2025-11-25 21:14:02
Dear Adam, surely you are not such a tight g** as to be only paying minimum wage?
Adam
2025-11-25 22:36:38
David - as I said I do not employ in the UK anymore but when I did it was all £100K ish range, outside the UK it is well above £100K at the moment, we are talking high skilled jobs which add to a nation and its defence. But that is different this is lower level jobs which are being priced out by government as they are "free" to government, but not to business. This will just lead to companies having to make decisions about staff and of course putting prices up. Like all of the well meaning (but idiotic) things from the government the second order effects will mean there is no extra disposable income or heating home. There should be no minimum wage, and hire and fire at will employment, that would get the economy rocketing and actually help workers, something government and unions never do. Added advantage is we could fire most of the pointless HR drones as well.
David Forman
2025-11-26 00:09:07
Adam, I think you stole Reform's script. This means those poor souls who think Farage is wonderful should reconsider given the medieval working environment they would have to endure.
ScottH
2025-11-26 00:26:06
Of course Mr Vince welcomes the hike in the NLW and MW, because Harlow is saddled with a weak MP who, like his parliamentary colleagues, has zero business experience. It will be understandably welcomed by those on a low wage, however the real world impact will be yet more employers put off of that next hire. When put alongside corporation tax, business rates, a VAT threshold at £90,000 and of course the NI increases of the last disaster-budget, thousands of small-medium businesses are already reeling. Broad-based wage rises like this, without complementary stimuli for business growth will fuel inflation hitting those without savings and investments the hardest. Its another blunt instrument move by this blunt instrument of a government limply clapped on by an MP who lacks the wit to challenge them.
Les
2025-11-26 06:20:30
Chris vince you are a yes man welcome this welcome that I bet you will welcome. When she hits the pensioner's later
Mark
2025-11-26 06:30:42
The poorest workers will be better off when the minimum wage is raised. That's a good thing and I'm glad Mr Vince supports it
Ted
2025-11-26 07:19:29
Chris Vince. Will you welcome higher taxes as well. I suggest you just sit down and keep quiet. You are an embarrassed to Harlow.
ScottH
2025-11-26 09:31:40
Mr Forman comments: "...This means those poor souls who think Farage is wonderful should reconsider given the medieval working environment they would have to endure." Were working conditions in the 1980s medieval? The 90's, since 2000? So is his charge of a return to "medieval working" under Reform sensible? Of course not. This is the gas-lighting Labour would have you believe in order to dumb down opposition to the latest employment legislation, which makes employing people less and less attractive. If the great fear of AI is that it will replace real jobs, Labour could not be doing more to force employers to act in a way that realises that prophecy.
Pete
2025-11-26 09:50:17
"I know that bringing down the cost of living is still our government’s top priority". This reflects the absurdity of politicians. Chris, you need to explain how increasing wage costs will reduce the cost of living. That said, I don't have a problem with the minimum wage, I do have a problem with politician's bullshit. And the politicians that proudly say we have increased it, you haven't done anything. Like taking credit for interest rate cuts, interest rates fall when economies are struggling, don't be proud that this is happening. And how about responding to emails rather than spend time visiting schools.
Pete
2025-11-26 09:55:26
Scott, may I ask why you think the vat threshold is a problem? I know Mr Farage feels the same way but , for me, any business doing B2B should be registered from day one to enable input vat to be reclaimed.
Val
2025-11-26 11:29:19
Chris Vince and the Labour Party are absolutely clueless as to how business and the economy function. The country needs growth: that is how wealth and jobs are created. We need to incentivise entrepreneurship and enterprise that is how we boost investment, job creation and a real tax base to pay for services. We need to reduce our dependency on imported food and support domestic production. We need to reduce Corporation Tax to stimulate inward foreign investment. This government that Chris Vince supports is doing precisely the opposite. They need to go before they destroy our country.
Brian
2025-11-26 16:11:26
David foreman.Farage may not be wonderful but he tells the truth and has got some credibility unlike starmer and his clowns and badinochs lot for that matter.
Ted
2025-11-27 07:41:45
Mark . When the small businesses have to increase the MW for their workers, it's covered by letting maybe 1 or 2 workers go. How's that a good thing for the 1 or 2.
Dave
2025-11-27 16:35:28
Ted. Take your own advice and shut up. You clearly have no idea how business works, so stop spouting nonsense. Performative liars like yourself are embarrassing.
James Gamble
2025-11-28 21:31:04
Ted those are the exact words the Tories used when the Labour Government introduced the minimum wage, it never happened then and it will not happen now.
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