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Unions meet ministers over new deal for workers
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner during a meeting with English regional mayors, Ben Houchen Mayor of the Tees Valley and Steve Rotheram (right) Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, at No 10 Downing Street in Westminster, central London, July 9, 2024
UNION leaders and Labour ministers could clash on Saturday as they meet to thrash out a final position on the party’s manifesto commitment to a New Deal for Working People.
In advance of Labour’s conference in Liverpool, 11 trade union general secretaries will face ministers to ensure that no watering down of the proposals is on the cards.
They will reportedly meet Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds to agree details of the package on the eve of conference.
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