TORY and Reform MPs showed their “true colours” when they voted against the Employment Rights Bill, the TUC said today after the landmark legislation passed its second reading in the Commons.

The Bill’s key policies are backed by a majority of people who voted for the right-wing parties, polling for the union federation found in July. 

The measures include protection against unfair dismissal from day one of a new job, rights to sick pay and partial bans on fire and rehire and zero-hours contracts.