‘It will be thrown into the discussion about the next manifesto – that’s one of the ideas that a lot of people are pressing for’, he said (Photo: Getty) Labour could include plans to introduce universal basic income (UBI) in its next manifesto, John McDonnell has said.
The shadow chancellor said the policy, which would see every adult given a set income by the state regardless of what they earn in an overhaul of tradition means-tested benefits, was an idea that “a lot of people are pressing for”.
The radical policy – which has been criticised by some as an unrealistic […]
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