Labour‘s workers’ rights revolution will cost jobs and choke growth, ministers were warned last night. Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to ‘unlock growth and take the brakes off Britain’. But the Prime Minister was warned that a radical package of employment rights championed by his deputy Angela Rayner could have the opposite effect. Unveiled...
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UK elections: Interim UK Oppn leader Rishi Sunak names shadow Cabinet
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been on a hurriedly organised European visit to Germany, Poland and Sweden. (Photo: Reuters) 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 09 2024 | 2:58 PM IST Rishi Sunak, the interim UK Opposition Leader until his Conservative Party finalises the process to choose his successor, has named a shadow...
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ANALYSIS | Britain veers left, but Labour’s honeymoon may be short-lived | CBC News
The Labour Party has stormed back into power in the United Kingdom after 14 years in opposition, promising to replace the “chaos of the Conservatives” with a bland, utilitarian agenda to fix the things in the country that are broken. “The change begins right here,” said Leader Keir Starmer after leading his party to a resounding 412...
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I spent a day in Britain’s employment tribunals… and found a barmy system that is about to get worse
The paperwork involved was jaw-dropping. Ringbinders, described in lawyer-speak as “bundles”, ran to hundreds of pages. It is referred to throughout: “Please look at the email which you sent to the applicant on July 12. You’ll find this on page 300. Have you got it?” Within moments I understood why, even for the most scrupulous...