Louise Haigh has heavily criticised the delivery firm over its treatment of the workers after it told self-employed drivers it was cutting their delivery rates

Labour must back the delivery workers who were sacked for speaking out over DPD’s plans to slash pay, a former Cabinet minister has said.

Louise Haigh has heavily criticised the delivery firm over its treatment of the workers after it told self-employed drivers it was cutting their delivery rates.

The drivers claimed the move would cost them about £6,000 each per year – or up to £8,000 for those taking on extra deliveries at Christmas . Now Ms Haigh, the former Transport Secretary , has called for the Government to oppose the exploitation of workers. READ MORE : Lib Dems accused of blocking sick pay for seven million p

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