As Bishop of London this is why I am campaigning for a real Living Wage

The Rt Rev Mullally has vowed to be “a bishop of London but also for London”. (Picture: Max Colson)

Dignity is something we all deserve. Workers should feel valued and respected, yet so many are being thrust into in-work poverty due to low pay.

Saint Paul reminds us that those who work earn their pay and the prophet Malachi proclaims that the Lord will “bear witness against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages”. Wages are not counted as gifts, but as what is due. If people are giving their employers a hard day’s work, do they not deserve a fair day’s pay – one that is high enough to meet their needs?