Angela Rayner has said the Government must deliver on its promise to pay the same minimum wage to all adults. Labour 's manifesto committed to remove "discriminatory" age bands, and to increase wages for 18 to 20-year-olds so young workers are paid the same as those over 21. But questions have been raised over whether the move could be delayed amid mounting concerns over rising rates of youth unemployment . It comes after former Cabinet Minister Alan Milburn warned one in six young people could