Who is really running the country ?8 Sep 2025 07:39
“Sir Keir Starmer has been put on notice by Labour’s union backers that he must not water down the workers’ rights bill after Angela Rayner’s resignation.
Union chiefs vowed to fight for the bill following the departure of the deputy prime minister, who championed the legislation despite fears that it would damage the economy.
No 10 is coming under intense pressure to rethink the bill as part of efforts to boost growth, with sources suggesting it is listening to critics from the private sector who are concerned about the impact on business.
UKHospitality, the trade body, will write to all new ministers this week to demand changes, including to rules that will protect workers from “unfair” dismissal from day one, and the automatic right to demand regular hours.
The bill, which returns to the House of Commons for debate on Monday next week, is expected to cost companies £5bn a year through extra red tape and rules that will make it harder to sack poorly performing staff.
However, unions are already unhappy that the bill does not go far enough. With the departure of Ms Rayner, Sir Keir has lost the minister most trusted to sell any compromises to the party’s Left.
The unions are now expected to back someone even more closely aligned with their views in the race for Labour deputy leader.”
Labour beholden to the Unions as usual. Who voted for these morons ? Not me……..