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Cosy CBI chats directed Tory union attack
FoI requests reveal extent of bosses’ influence
TORY ministers made their anti-union laws even tougher after “cosy” meetings with the CBI bosses’ lobbying group, the Morning Star can reveal today.
Documents obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests reveal the true extent of CBI influence over the Trade Union Bill.
As the Bill is debated in both the Commons and at TUC Congress today, the Star’s investigation shows:
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