It’s Time to Outlaw Fire and Rehire
The government has claimed to stand against fire and rehire practices, which threaten 1 in 10 workers across Britain – but these words will ring hollow unless they take action in today's Queen's Speech.
The government has claimed to stand against fire and rehire practices, which threaten 1 in 10 workers across Britain – but these words will ring hollow unless they take action in today's Queen's Speech.
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It is increasingly clear that the coalition Labour built in 2017 was a rare blip amid decades of decline – but from the beginning, right-wing forces in the Parliamentary Labour Party wanted to tear it apart.
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Labour's election defeats are a symptom of a party which has forgotten its primary role – standing up for working people and defending their interests across society.
Today's results show that Labour under Starmer is in deep crisis – the only path to recovery runs through a bold, transformative agenda which can inspire members, win voters and take the fight to the Tories.
Keir Starmer has attempted to blame today's election disaster on Jeremy Corbyn – but his leadership has hollowed out the party, refused to offer a vision for change and left many with little reason to vote Labour.
From a lack of investment in public healthcare to mishandling vaccine production, India's far-right BJP government has failed its people during the pandemic – and paved the way for the present Covid disaster.