Labour will not “reopen the wounds of the past” over Brexit as Sir Keir Starmer seeks to strike a better deal with Brussels, a senior shadow cabinet minster said.
Shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said political stability was the best way to achieve a closer trading relationship with the EU “And the same can be said for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, for touring rights in the creative industries, and easier inter-company transfers.”
“We’ve consulted very widely with businesses about it. It does raise the employment floor in the UK, but frankly the vast majority of businesses here will be operating very much above that in time.” Labour would introduce new rights from day one for parental leave, sick pay, and protection from unfair dismissal.
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch will also address the conference, warning that Labour would create “a managed economy, heavily regulated, heavily taxed and weighed down by trade union demands”.The Cabinet minister will use her speech to promote her party’s “plan for business”.