The new minister responsible for driving the Employment Rights Bill through the Commons is a former longtime union official. It gets worse…
On 30 July 2024 employment rights minister Kate Dearden added that she was a “board member of Unions21” to her register of interests. She was still registered as board member on 1 September. The week she was appointed to government…
Unions21 is an organisation which claims to offer advice and training for the union sector, describing itself as a “inclusive and collaborative space where unions and trade union centres are welcomed regardless of size or sector.” A report edited by the organisations director described its role: “Unions 21 exists to support unions to increase their influence, impact and effectiveness within the world of work. We will do this by working with unions, supporters and stakeholders to create an open space for research, innovation and activity to assist unions to secure a better life for working people.” A pressure group…
The group is also headquartered in Century House on Borough High Street, a prominent union building home to the NAHT and FDA unions among others. Cosy…
Dearden will have had to resign from the board to resolve an apparent conflict of interest when entering government. From ‘increasing the influence of unions’ to stewarding the Employment Rights Bill…
Speaking to Adam Boulton on Times Radio about kicking the Golders Green suspect, Heidi Alexander said:
“I thought that if I was in the shoes of that police officer, then if I’m honest, given the situation, and the fact that he had a backpack on his back, and they were worried about whether that might go off, I could, if I was a police officer, frankly, I could see myself having taken similar action.”