Labour MPs attack Starmer U-turn over workers’ rights as ‘complete betrayal’

Former minister says ditching plan for day-one protection against unfair dismissal ‘definitely is a manifesto breach’

Keir Starmer is facing backbench anger after ministers abandoned plans to give workers day-one protection against unfair dismissal, a U-turn that breaches the Labour manifesto.

MPs including a former minister who spearheaded the employment rights bill with the former deputy leader Angela Rayner have voiced concerns over the climbdown announced by the government.