![]() Ms Rayner, who was made the new shadow levelling up secretary in last week's reshuffle, will address union delegates again tomorrow in a keynote speech at the TUC. ![]() Perhaps in a nod to this - and in a bid to keep unions on their side - Ms Rayner assured the crowd: "If I get the privilege to be the deputy prime minister of this country I will not let you down." He added: "Rather than adopt an apologetic attitude which sees these pledges as concessions to 'the unions' they should be enthusiastically promoting the New Deal for Working People as core to delivering the kind of change this country so badly needs." Hours earlier at another fringe event Mick Lynch, the firebrand leader of the RMT union, called on Labour to "see the extension of workers rights as the vote winner it surely is". Labour has previously made this commitment, but there were fears among some unions that the proposals could be watered down, given a recent spate of policy U-turns. She quipped: “Those who know me know I'm no angel, but I get things done.” Ms Rayner promised a bill to get this on the statue book within the first 100 days of office if Labour wins power at the next election. That includes things such as protections against unfair dismissal, a ban on zero-hours contracts, more flexible working and ending fire and rehire. The deputy Labour leader gave a brief speech at a fringe event about her party's New Deal for Working People - a flagship set of proposals aimed at bolstering employment rights. There is plenty happening today, so do stay with us for the very latest.īy Faye Brown, political reporter at the TUC conference in LiverpoolĪfter a day that has seen union chiefs line up to criticise Labour's vision for the country as not radical enough, Angela Rayner was greeted with a warm welcome at the Trades Union Congress conference in Liverpool. Angela Rayner, Labour's deputy leader, live from the TUC conference in Liverpool.Michelle Donelan, science and technology secretary.To discuss all of this and more, we'll be speaking to: Justice Secretary Alex Chalk will face oral questions from MPs in the Commons, which will be his first session since the escape and recapture of terror suspect Daniel Khalife.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold a cabinet meeting this morning on the heels of the G20 summit and the numerous controversies facing the government - most notably, the arrest of an alleged Chinese spy working in the heart of parliament.Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will deliver a speech in Israel this morning where he will condemn Iran from its support of terrorist organisations.The government's Online Safety Bill is returning to the Commons today where MPs will consider Lords amendments - and the bill is expected to receive royal assent if it passes. ![]() Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner is set to deliver a major speech this morning to the Trades Union Congress where she will set out the party's plans on workers' and union rights at the start of what could be the last conference season before a general election, expected next year.Welcome back to the Politics Hub on this Tuesday morning. Ms Rayner will say levelling up could still look like this but, under the Tories, it has become a "sham and a scam". And joining a union changed my whole life - and meant I could change other people's lives too." A local authority job gave me better skills at work, and a Sure Start centre better skills as a parent. That in turn meant I could go out and find the job that I built a life upon. When I most needed it, a council house gave me my son a secure home instead of surfing sofas. She will say: "As a young single mum, it was a Labour government that levelled the playing field for me. In a nod to her new role, and long-standing affiliation with trade unions, she will draw on her own past in order to show "the real-world link between levelling up and unionised jobs". The deputy Labour leader, who was appointed the new shadow levelling up, housing and communities secretary in a reshuffle last week, will address the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Liverpool on Tuesday. Pay and housing will be at the heart of Labour's "real-life" plans to level up the country, Angela Rayner is to announce. By Faye Brown, political reporter, at the TUC conference in Liverpool
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