Labour has duty to deliver reforms to workers’ rights, Rayner tells Commons

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Angela Rayner has said it is the Government’s duty to deliver its proposed reforms to workers’ rights.

The former deputy prime minister said the Employment Rights Bill, which aims to tackle exploitative zero-hours contracts, is “good for workers and it is good for business”.

MPs considered changes to the legislation put forward by peers, including a bid to introduce a qualifying period of six months before unfair dismissal protections come in for workers.

The Bill is in the midst of so-called “ping pong”, where legislation is batted between the two Houses until a fin