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This is no time to overload business with new employment regulations

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: 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

The Independent UK

Labour must do more to tackle populist right as party’s support leaks to Reform, say unions

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak urged government to show working people ‘whose side you are on’

The Guardian - UK

Union leaders warn of ‘massive backlash’ if Starmer axes Rayner’s workers’ rights charter

Union delegates fear the cabinet reshuffle is ‘a right-wing coup’ and warn Starmer the workers’ rights package is a ‘red line’

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TUC leader attacks Nigel Farage for ‘selling out’ workers

There is a world of difference between what the Reform leader says and what he does, Paul Nowak claimed.

Evening Standard

Unite’s Sharon Graham warns Labour against diluting workers’ rights bill

Union leader says employment rights bill is ‘good for the economy’ amid fears legislation could be weakened

The Guardian - UK

Starmer warned not to row back on workers’ rights after Rayner departure

Union boss says employment rights bill ‘is a vital first step in tipping the balance back toward workers’

The Independent UK

Unions urge Government not to water down workers’ rights Bill

TUC leader Paul Nowak said workers expected Labour to deliver the Employment Rights Bill in full.

Evening Standard

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Union boss issues warning to Starmer over government plans

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The Independent UK

Wealth tax needed to help working people and avoid threat from Reform, says union chief

Exclusive: Paul Nowak says Rachel Reeves should ‘stay the course’ on plans for investment

The Guardian - UK

Starmer needs to show he is on the side of working people or Farage will become PM, warns Labour’s biggest backer

Ahead of the TUC congress next week, general secretary Paul Nowak has spoken to The Independent about why Keir Starmer’s government needs to introduce ‘popular’ wealth taxes in the Budget to combat Farage and Reform

The Independent UK

TUC leader urges Government to show it is on the side of workers

Paul Nowak said Labour should recognise the public mood for decent jobs, pay and working conditions.

Evening Standard

Gender gap means retired women ‘have four months a year with no pension’

Income inequality means women in effect stop receiving a pension from 21 August, union leaders say

The Guardian - UK

TUC in call for gender equality over pensions

The Government has revived the Pension Commission.

Evening Standard

Lords accused of trying to block Labour’s zero-hours contract ban for ‘bad bosses’

Proposed changes to Labour’s flagship workers bill are ‘plain wrong,’ trade union boss says

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Zero-hours contracts: peers accused of ‘trying to block stronger UK workers’ rights’

Lords ‘doing bidding of bad bosses’, says TUC, amid growing campaign by business leaders to water down Labour’s plans

The Independent UK

Unions pile pressure on Reeves to avoid cuts and impose wealth taxes

Exclusive: The TUC has ratcheted up pressure on the government to introduce wealth taxes amid a growing expectation that the chancellor will unveil a swathe of spending cuts next week

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer told to reclaim the narrative on immigration

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The Independent UK

Union boss warns Starmer over ‘echoing the right’ on immigration

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak is calling on the left to reclaim the progressive case for a controlled migration policy

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The Independent UK

Voices: It is time the left made a case for immigration – and how to control it

COMMENT: A credible migration plan means investing in UK skills, enforcing fair rules, and building a country where all workers – wherever they’re from – are treated with dignity, writes Paul Nowak

The Guardian - UK

Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep

The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Independent UK

Reeves warned employment rights law has already led to hiring freeze and loss of business confidence

The chancellor has found herself under siege as two surveys of businesses reveal a loss of confidence

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as working-class champion, TUC chief says

Exclusive: Paul Nowak acknowledges voters’ frustrations but says Reform UK hasn’t got the answers, and urges Keir Starmer to resist any move to the right

The Independent UK

Starmer under pressure from biggest backers to unpick Brexit after Trump tariffs

As the prime minister grapples with the US trade tariffs, trade unions and business groups are pushing him to negotiate closer ties with the EU

The Independent UK

Tories seek to exempt pubs, restaurants and sports stadiums from Labour harassment ban

Labour figures have dubbed Tory plans the ‘Chris Pincher amendment’ after the disgraced former Tory MP

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: UK expels Russian diplomat and says Moscow is seeking closure of British embassy in city – as it happened

Move is in response to similar Russian measures earlier this week

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