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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Reform UK promises to scrap flagship Labour worker and renters’ protections

Richard Tice and Nigel Farage at table with mics
Richard Tice (left), watched by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage yesterday, promised a bonfire of regulations, including ending net zero targets. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Unions and renters’ groups have criticised Reform UK after the party’s business spokesperson, Richard Tice, pledged to introduce a “great repeal act” that would abolish Labour legislation on workers’ rights and protection for tenants.

In his first speech since being appointed by Nigel Farage to a portfolio covering business, trade and energy, Tice promised a bonfire of regulations, including an end to net zero targets and a new push for home-produced shale gas using fracking.

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