Angela Rayner delivered a speech on workers’ rights at the Trades Union Congress yesterday – her first public appearance since the reshuffle. While the recent boom in donations from private individuals insulates Labour from relying on labour, the party needs to keep the unions on board.
Alongside the levelling-up brief, Rayner remains the “strategic lead” for Labour’s New Deal for Working People, a considerable package of labour market reforms. As she set out yesterday, it includes: “Day-one basic rights, a ban on zero-hour contracts, an end to fire and rehire, family-friendly working, strengthened sick pay, making it available to all workers, including the lowest earners.”
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