Minister denies unfair dismissal policy U-turn is breach of manifesto pledge but unions and Labour MPs criticise decision
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, has issued an ‘I told you so’ comment about what she calls Labour’s “humiliating U-turn” on the employment rights bill. She said:
On Monday, I told a conference of Britain’s biggest businesses that Labour’s day one employment rights policy would destroy jobs and drag our country backwards. Four days later, and in the aftermath of their disastrous budget, Starmer and Reeves have finally woken up to just how bad these policies actually are.
This is yet another humiliating u-turn. Labour talk about stability but govern in chaos. No company can plan, invest or hire with this level of uncertainty hanging over them.
Under this bill, a new hire can turn up at nine in the morning and lodge a claim with an employment tribunal, before they’ve even worked out where the toilets are!
