LABOUR has unveiled plans to introduce laws this autumn which it says will improve rights for workers and renters.

Commons leader Lucy Powell said MPs can expect the “most packed legislative agenda” for a new government in decades when they return from the summer recess today.

A historic Bill to enable bringing rail operators into public ownership is expected to be laid before Parliament in the first week.

The government will also focus on Bills on water regulation, tightening the rules on MPs’ second jobs, and addressing the root causes of the energy crisis in the coming weeks, she said.

The Employment Rights Bill is expected to ban zero-hour contracts and fire-and-rehire tactics.

About a million people in Britain are on employment contracts that do not specify a minimum number of hours they can work and pay only for the hours they are on shift.

The Renters’ Rights Bill is to remove the threat of arbitrary evictions and make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against families with children.

After Labour MPs warned that Sir Keir Starmer has taken his “doom and gloom” messaging ahead of the October Budget too far, Ms Powell claimed the government is “full of energy, full of ideas and full of drive to deliver our mandate for change.

“After 14 years of the Conservatives, we’ve had to act quickly and act drastically to stop the rot at the heart of our country’s finances, our public services and our politics,” she added.

The Great British Energy Bill, setting up a new state-owned energy company though to sell directly to households, will also receive a second reading on Thursday.