Harman caught exaggerating the pay gap between the sexes

Harriet Harman was given an official warning last night for exaggerating the pay gap between men and women. Britain's statistics watchdog accused Labour's deputy leader - who is also the Women's Minister - of using a figure that more than doubled the real divide. Sir Michael Scholar said her office had been warned that including parttime workers in her calculations could be misleading but pressed ahead.
They claimed that women were paid 23 per cent less, but Sir Michael says 12.8 per cent would be a more accurate figure.