Angela Rayner is emerging from cryosleep to agitate over her beloved Employment Rights Bill. According to the Guardian, Rayner will lay an amendment tomorrow to speed up the bill, with a reduced qualifying period of six months (down from two years) proposed for as soon as early 2026. A compromise reportedly accepted by the unions – “mostly”…
There is still simmering anger from Labour backbenchers over the diluting of day-one rights for unfair dismissal. Rayner’s return, buoyed by the support of former employment minister Justin Madders, is capitalising on this: she’s said to have met a number of MPs to discuss the matter over the last few days. The Red Queen over the water was never going to stay quiet for long…
