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Labour pledges to fight on against Bill attacking unions

LABOUR MPs vowed yesterday to wage a line-by-line battle against the Tories’ vicious Trade Union Bill.

The authoritarian Bill passed its Commons second reading on Monday night, but a strong spirit of resistance has gripped the opposition benches.

“It must be killed,” declared Labour trade union group chairman Ian Lavery MP during the debate.

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