Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games fired more than 30 employees in October for reasons that still aren't entirely clear. Rockstar says the employees were leaking confidential information in a public forum, but the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain called it "plain and simple union busting." It was a big enough deal that the UK Parliament took notice, and now Prime Minister Keir Starmer has weighed in, calling the matter "deeply concerning."
The matter came up during today's Prime Minister's Questions, a weekly session in which the PM shows up to answer questions from Members of Parliament. Questions can come from both opposition and government MPs, which means it can sometimes be a bit performatively silly—such as in this instance, when MP Chris Murray, sitting with the government, recaps the Rockstar firings and asks Starmer if he agrees that all companies in the UK must abide by labour laws. Because of course they must! That's why they're called laws! What's Starmer going to do, say no?
