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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Labour and unions reach agreement on workers’ rights proposals

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner dressed  in hi-vis vests standing on scaffolding at a building site
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner were both in the meeting with union general secretaries. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Labour has reached agreement with the unions on its flagship workers’ rights proposals after general secretaries demanded the party commit to no further weakening of the original plans.

One of the key critics of changes, the Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said the unions had “been listened to and the workers’ voice heard in what she described as a “red line” summit with Keir Starmer on Tuesday.

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