BILLIONAIRE Virgin Atlantic airline boss Sir Richard Branson must pay his employees or face being judged for his actions, a Tory MP said today.
Richard Fuller, yet another among the Tory ranks who appears to have had a Damascene encounter with socialism over the past few days, said that Mr Branson will earn £9.9 million if he secures 2 per cent interest on his £3.8 billion net worth.
He argued that this is more than enough to cover all staff being asked to take eight weeks of unpaid sick pay.
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The present drive to war is a cynical and deliberate diversion from deteriorating living standards, argues MATT KERR
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES


