Scrap Rayner's workers' rights reforms, Starmer-linked think tank urges

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"The think tank that played a key role in Sir Keir Starmer's campaign to become Labour leader has produced a new document which calls for much of Angela Rayner's workers' rights agenda to be abolished. The unpublished paper by Labour Together criticises the reforms in the Employment Rights Bill, due to become law in January, saying they sap dynamism from the economy and that 80 per cent of them should be scrapped."

"A spokesman said: "Labour Together totally supports this week's Employment Rights Act. (Getty) But the proposals risk sparking a major row within the party amid suggestions that a challenge to Sir Keir's leadership after May's local election results, widely expected to be disastrous, could see a battle for its future political direction. Earlier this week Sir Keir praised the changes as the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation."

The Independent covers topics from reproductive rights and climate change to Big Tech and produces documentaries such as 'The A Word' that focus on American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet emphasizes parsing facts from messaging, keeping reporters on the ground, and maintaining open access to journalism without paywalls, funded by donations. Labour Together, a think tank involved in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership campaign, produced an unpublished paper calling for much of Angela Rayner's workers' rights agenda to be abolished, arguing the Employment Rights Bill reforms sap economic dynamism and proposing that around 80% should be scrapped. The think tank described the paper as a provocation for discussion.

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