Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticized Labour's new employment rights legislation, calling it an 'adventure playground for lawyers' that will hinder business growth. She pointed to the bill's estimated £5 billion annual cost and warned it will discourage companies from hiring. Labour leader Keir Starmer defended the bill, arguing that 'good work rights are consistent with growth' and citing the Chancellor's support for Heathrow as evidence of the government's commitment to economic expansion. The debate unfolded amid mounting concerns about the impact of the recent Budget on the high street, with Lloyds Banking Group announcing the closure of 136 branches.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch contrasted the premier's promises on deregulation with the burdens being added by new employment rights legislation.
Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will close 136 high street branches in a massive blow for customers. Tacking Sir Keir at PMQs, Ms Badenoch said: 'Yesterday, the Prime Minister set his growth test. He said, 'if a policy is good for growth, the answer is yes. If it's not, the answer is no'. This morning the Chancellor embraced a series of Conservative policies, although many are welcome, they will take years to deliver.
'There's more to do with reforming planning and regulation, building the new homes that we need, supporting a third runway at Heathrow, and as she admitted to the CBI in November, 'there's no point in me just complaining about Labour', she said, 'it's obvious that we Conservatives lost the confidence of business'. We're not taking lectures from them.'
Ms Badenoch said the law would mean 'a new employee can start a new job in the morning and take their employer to a tribunal that afternoon'.
KEIR STARMER KEMI BADENOCH EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS BUSINESS GROWTH BUDGET
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