20 h. ago Starmer under pressure to ditch Angela Rayner's workers' rights bill amid fears it could cost businesses £5billion a year

Despite Ms Rayner's resignation over underpaid stamp duty earlier this month, the Prime Minister has insisted that he will press ahead with the Bill.

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5 d. ago This is no time to overload business with new employment regulations

Editorial: Unions have warned the government not to water down its workers' rights bill following Angela Rayner’s departure. But substantial hikes in the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions, coupled with anaemic growth, could imperil all that this Labour government seeks to achieve

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6 d. ago KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Keir Starmer needs unions after Angela Rayner departure'

The Mirror's Kevin Maguire argues Sir Keir Starmer should listen to the unions calls on workers' rights after the departure of Angela Rayner triggered a reshuffle

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7 d. ago Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership and amid fears the government could row back on workers’ rights.As candidates began to jostle to replace Angela Rayner, the prime minister faced public criticism from Emily Thornberry, a potential contender, who said further mistakes from Starmer could lead to having to “hand our country to [Nigel] Farage”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Great British seaside resorts 'missed out' on £1.5BILLION despite boost in business over heatwave summer, new report claims

Three-quarters of small and medium-sized tourist businesses - including ice cream sellers, guest houses, cafes and gift shops - say the sunny weather brought a surge in visitors and takings.

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last month Voices: Stop working in the heat? If only it were that simple, Angela Rayner

Having previously worked in a crisp factory, I know all too well the perils of labour in extreme temperatures, says Sean O’Grady. But there’s a glaringly obvious problem with the deputy prime minister’s suggestion...

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last month Rayner demanded right for Britons to stop working during heatwaves

It comes as temperatures in parts of the UK surpassed 30C this week, during the fourth heatwave of the summer

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