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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar, Tom Ambrose and Jessica Elgot

Starmer says Labour would reverse PM’s plan for anti-strike law

Nursing staff from North Tyneside General Hospital react to support from passing motorists as they stage industrial action
The Royal College of Nursing union called its members out on strike in December 2022. Further industrial action is forthcoming in the NHS. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Keir Starmer has said an incoming Labour government would repeal Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike legislation, setting out clear dividing lines with the Conservatives on workers’ rights before the next general election.

In a major speech to kick off the new year, the party leader suggested that the prime minister’s plans, expected to be brought forward later on Thursday, would fail to end ongoing strikes.

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