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GMB viewers slam ‘out of touch’ Tory MP for telling over-50s looking for work to deliver takeaways to subsidise lifestyle in old age

How about decent pensions instead?

GMB viewers have today slammed a Tory MP for being “out of touch” as he hailed the “great opportunities” for flexible working for over-50s, such as delivering takeaways.

Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, indicated in an interview that gig economy jobs typically occupied by younger people should be considered by those looking for work.

He told the Times that it was “good for people to consider options they might not have otherwise thought of”.

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Robert Leigh
Freelance writer

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