Deputy prime minister’s resignation offers ‘golden opportunity’ to ease strain on businesses

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’

Barons will ‘fight every inch’ to safeguard reforms championed by Rayner, PM is warned

Union boss says employment rights bill ‘is a vital first step in tipping the balance back toward workers’

Union delegates fear the cabinet reshuffle is ‘a right-wing coup’ and warn Starmer the workers’ rights package is a ‘red line’

Business leaders and the Tories had renewed their calls for the Bill Ms Rayner had championed to be toned down, or even ditched, after she was forced to quit as Deputy Prime…

Deputy prime minister’s resignation offers ‘golden opportunity’ to ease strain on businesses