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DAVID CAMERON would be “acting unconstitutionally” by imposing the Trade Union Bill on Wales, according to a “damning” legal opinion published yesterday by the TUC.
The Prime Minister refuted suggestions last month that the Welsh and Scottish governments could block parts of the Bill, insisting it was “not a devolved matter.”
But an independent assessment carried out for the Wales TUC finds it does infringe on the delivery of devolved public services, such as health, schools and local government.
Wales reporter DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the political scene as budget rows take centre-stage and Welsh Labour gains a new leader
Labour’s watered-down legislation won’t protect us from unfair dismissal or ban some zero-hours contracts until 2027 — leaving millions of young people vulnerable to the populist right’s appeal, warns TUC young workers chair FRASER MCGUIRE
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP