Living wage campaigners disappointed after meeting with Premier League

• Citizens UK attempting to persuade clubs to pay living wage

• Premier League maintains wages is a matter for the clubs

• Chelsea are the first Premier League club to pay all staff living wage

Campaigners calling on all top-flight clubs to pay the living wage in the wake of its bumper £5.3bn domestic TV deals have expressed disappointment with the reaction of the Premier League following a meeting this week.

A delegation of Citizens UK members who have been working on a campaign to persuade football clubs to commit to paying the living wage met Premier League executives on Thursday and delivered a Change.org e-petition that had reached 65,000 signatures.

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