With five million people being paid less than the living wage politicians of all parties need an agenda to address the UK’s low wage economy and lift living standards. In a keynote speech, David Laws MP set out the Liberal Democrat agenda for improving the plight of low paid Britain. Download a transcript of the speech here. This event was part of a Resolution Foundation series on low pay and the 2015 election. The first speech was by Matthew Hancock MP for the Conservatives followed by Rachel Reeves MP for Labour.