"Keir Starmer has sought to tighten his grip on his government with a wave of junior ministerial changes that has sidelined allies of the unions, raising questions over the future of Labour's workers' rights package. The reshuffle has been used by Downing Street to signal a tougher stance on immigration in an apparent bid to take on Reform UK, with Shabana Mahmood a self-described social conservative rising star now in charge of the Home Office,"
"Instead, he revealed the news himself. It has been a real privilege to serve as minister for employment rights and begin delivering on our plan to make work pay, he said on X. Sadly it is now time to pass the baton on I wish my successor well & will do what I can to help them make sure the ERB is implemented as intended."
"Madders' removal, along with Rayner's forced departure from her two government positions and post as Labour's deputy leader, removes the key figures who helped design Labour's employment rights bill a policy unions praised as the government's most ambitious commitment to workers' rights in decades. Starmer will also not attend this year's TUC conference, a decision that has intensified concerns and rumours among unions and some inside Labour that the government is distancing itself."
Keir Starmer carried out a wave of junior ministerial changes that sidelined allies of the unions and removed architects of Labour's workers' rights measures. Justin Madders, employment rights minister and a key architect of the new deal for working people, was sacked and announced his own departure. Rayner lost two government positions and her post as deputy leader, removing a cabinet minister closely connected to unions. Shabana Mahmood was appointed to the Home Office and Sarah Jones returned to a policing brief, while Peter Kyle was promoted to lead business. The reshuffle signalled a tougher immigration stance and Starmer will not attend this year's TUC conference, heightening union concerns about commitment to the Employment Rights Bill.
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