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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

REVEALED: Labour mps attack starmer u turn over workers rights as complete betrayal | Rare Historical Photos

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour MP Andy McDonald.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour MP Andy McDonald. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Keir Starmer is facing backbench anger after ministers abandoned plans to give workers day-one protection against unfair dismissal, a U-turn that breaches the Labour manifesto.

MPs including a former minister who spearheaded the employment rights bill with the former deputy leader Angela Rayner have voiced concerns over the climbdown announced by the government.

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