Angela Rayner is to return to the front line of politics by leading moves to pressure Keir Starmer to speed up the introduction of workers’ rights reforms.
The former deputy prime minister is set to table an amendment to the Workers’ Rights Bill she championed before resigning in disgrace so that key measures come into force sooner that previously planned.
Plans to give all workers day-one protection against unfair dismissal were abandoned last week and replaced with a six-month qualifying period amid uproar from already struggling businesses.
Ms Rayner will not seek to restore the watered down measure, after talks with allies, but she will seek to have that qualifying period, reduced from the current two years, apply from 2026 rather than 2027 as is currently planned.
She and former minister Justin Madders are understood to have been speaking to MPs and union colleagues as they prepare the amendment together.
An ally of Ms Rayner said: ‘As key architects of the Bill, they know it inside out.
‘They will be spearheading efforts to ensure the best possible package of reform is delivered and implemented to an ambitious timeline.
‘They are expected to work with Labour colleagues to push for further commitments from ministers.’
The former deputy prime minister is set to table an amendment to the Workers’ Rights Bill she championed before resigning in disgrace so that key measures come into force sooner that previously planned.
Plans to give all workers day-one protection against unfair dismissal were abandoned last week and replaced with a six-month qualifying period amid uproar from already struggling businesses.
