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  • Starmer ally defends minimum wage quango after Sunak calls for it to be axed

    Economics

    Welfare secretary Pat McFadden has leapt to the defence of the minimum wage quango after former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for the body to be axed. The top ally of Sir Keir Starmer told City PM it “would be a mistake” to abolish the Low Pay Commission (LPC), an independent body that advises the [...]

    Labour's Pat McFadden could oversee small welfare reforms that could make reasonable savings for public finances.
  • Nationwide boss Debbie Crosbie banks £4.7m payday after Virgin Money deal

    Banking

    The boss of Nationwide has seen her pay almost double since the building society’s blockbuster takeover of Virgin Money. Debbie Crosbie, who has steered the mutual since 2022, bagged a £4.7m pay packet in the last financial year, up from £2.5m the year prior. The mammoth uplift was driven by the cash and bonuses from [...]

    Debbie Crosbie in 2011, business professional attending a corporate event, wearing formal attire, relevant to financial se...
  • Rolls-Royce boss ‘Turbo Tufan’ gets backing for £18m pay packet

    Markets

    The boss of Rolls-Royce looks to have secured the shareholder backing for a multi-million pound pay bump. Tufan Erginbilgic, who took charge of the firm at the start of 2023, is set to win approval for a £18m pay packet, which will see his annual bonus entitlement increase from two to three times his base [...]

    Rolls Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic in a business setting, wearing a suit, discussing corporate strategy and leadership vision
  • John Lewis boosts staff pay despite losses

    February 18, 2026

    Retail giant John Lewis has announced a £108m investment in staff pay despite losses at the retail giant tripling over its last financial year.  The John Lewis Partnership, which also owns supermarket Waitrose, announced on Wednesday it will hike shop floor pay by 6.9 per cent, which it says will boost the pay packet of [...]

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