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County and working full-time in a household without children must earn about $28 an hour in order to cover basics of rent, transportation and food, Jayaraman said, citing MIT’s living wage calculator.

"Alongside this, as part of our Plan for Change, we've increased the 'national living wage', uprated benefits, and are helping over one million households by introducing a fair repayment rate on Universal Credit deductions."

These artists want to own their work, be paid a living wage, have access to decent healthcare and express their views with impunity, as is their right.

Ocasio-Cortez brought a similar but more optimistic message, championing universal healthcare, a living wage and other progressive reforms while peaking out against the Trump administration.

The statement said: "Increases to the national living wage, higher national insurance contributions and the introduction of VAT on school fees have combined to leave the school in a financially unsustainable position."