Labour minister admits it’s easier to get into Oxbridge than onto an apprenticeship as she signals minimum wage U-turn

LABOUR could be set for a major U-turn on minimum wage hikes after Skills Minister Jacqui Smith admitted that finding an apprenticeship can be tougher than “getting into Oxford or Cambridge”. Company bosses have warned that hiring young people is becoming “unaffordable” following a string of pay rises. In an exclusive interview with The Sun...