Conservative MP Christopher Chope is flying a kite for Cameron by testing reaction to his idea to scrap the minimum wage.
Carried in today's Mirror this story is unsurprising given Chope's previous antipathy toward the minimum wage.
Former minister Christopher Chope told the Commons yesterday that employers and employees should be allowed to "freely negotiate" their own pay.Mr Chope said that ditching the £5.73 an hour minimum rate would help struggling businesses survive and create more jobs. He told the Commons: "Before anyone accuses me of wanting to impose poverty wages, I'm talking about arrangements for freely consenting adults."
A little more surprising is Tory Leader David Cameron allowing this particular free-market attack dog off the leash now.
