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Labour Faces Backlash Over Workers' Rights Bill Revisions

11/29/2025

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Allies of Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, criticized Sir Keir Starmer after he abandoned a provision in the workers’ rights bill.
The government faced backlash after announcing workers could not sue for unfair dismissal from day one.
Justin Madders, Labour MP, called the decision a manifesto breach.
Mainstream, a soft-Left group backed by Burnham, urged a new Employment Rights Act.

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Story summary

Allies of Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, criticized Sir Keir Starmer after he abandoned a provision in the workers’ rights bill.
The government faced backlash after announcing workers could not sue for unfair dismissal from day one.
Justin Madders, Labour MP, called the decision a manifesto breach.
Mainstream, a soft-Left group backed by Burnham, urged a new Employment Rights Act.