It’s zero hour: TUC to tell Labour it’s time to deliver workers’ new deal

On the brink of power: Angela Rayner at last year’s TUC congress in Liverpool. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Twelve months ago, when the TUC met for its annual bash in Liverpool as Labour stood on the brink of power, Keir Starmer’s message to union leaders was “eyes on the prize”.

Fresh from thrashing out the details of Labour’s workers’ rights package – the new deal for working people – in late-night talks, union leaders were upbeat.