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Employment Rights Bill: The Law Farage Voted Against
For too long, our economy has been rigged against working people – with ordinary workers shouldering all the risks while dodgy bosses take the rewards.
For too long, our economy has been rigged against working people – with ordinary workers shouldering all the risks while dodgy bosses take the rewards.
Right now, over four million people – one in eight workers – are stuck in insecure jobs. No stable hours. No sick pay. No safety net. Just constant uncertainty and the daily grind of trying to make ends meet without any control over your future, your time, or your dignity.
These aren’t just numbers – they’re people.
A mum skipping meals to make rent. A young worker waiting by the phone for a shift that may never come. A carer forced to choose between going in sick or losing a day’s pay.
This isn’t just bad for workers. It’s bad for our country. Economic insecurity seeps into every part of life – straining families, fracturing communities and fuelling distrust in our democracy.
It creates resentment, anxiety and a sense of powerlessness. But we have a chance to change that.
The Employment Rights Bill now in Parliament is a landmark step forward. It would ban exploitative zero-hours contracts, outlaw the disgraceful practice of “fire and rehire,” and protect workers from unfair dismissal.
As the poll shows, it’s supported across the political spectrum – especially among Reform-leaning voters.
This is a moment for leadership. For ministers to go out and champion this change. Because while Nigel Farage likes to pose as a workers’ friend, he told his MPs to vote against this Bill and against stronger protections for millions of working people.
Let’s make sure no one forgets that. The labour movement – unions and Government – is strongest when it’s bold and ambitious.
That means strengthening rights at work, taxing wealth fairly and investing in secure, decent jobs everywhere. That’s what real change looks like. Working people have waited long enough. Let’s deliver it.
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