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FIGHTING BACK: TUC's Paul Nowak

UNIONS warned ministers against putting vested interests above working people after a major TUC poll revealed yesterday that not a single constituency in the country opposed the Employment Rights Bill’s key policies.

The TUC urged the government to ignore criticism of its flagship policy after the biggest ever poll on workers’ rights exposes how Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are a “world away” from British voters.

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “Make no mistake: the government’s landmark Employment Rights Bill is a vote winner. 

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