"Thanks to Labour's incredible Black Friday deal, breaking manifesto policies is buy-one-get-one-free. As part of its all-promises-must-go drive, it's ditching its flagship policy giving the right to claim unfair dismissal from day one of employment. Employers will now have up to six months to summarily sack workers who don't pan out unless they're the government, in which case people have to wait till 2029."
"Weird to think that Rayner could easily have been in the I'm a Celebrity camp right now. The former deputy PM reportedly got pretty far along in her discussions with ITV in terms of booking a spot on the current series of the fauna-testicle-based format, and could at this very moment have been giving us her Queen Over the Water/Queen in the Jungle Shower for 80 minutes of primetime a night."
"According to briefings, she'll be taking soundings from the various malcontents who seemingly run the party from the backbenches, who got most of what they wanted in the budget this week, and who still see themselves as victims of something or other. Arguably, Labour backbenchers should count their blessings. Unlike most of the rest of the country, they have guaranteed jobs for the next few years, unless they sexually harass a junior staff member or whatever."
Labour is abandoning its flagship policy that grants the right to claim unfair dismissal from day one, extending the employer window to six months for new hires while delaying government employee protections until 2029. The employment rights bill was promoted by Angela Rayner, who resigned in September following revelations about her tax affairs. Rayner reportedly advanced discussions to appear on I'm a Celebrity but ultimately declined, fearing it would preclude a return to frontline politics. Backbenchers secured many concessions in the recent budget and exert strong influence within the party. MPs retain significant job security relative to the public, barring misconduct such as sexual harassment.
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