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British P.M. Starmer Celebrates Implementation of Employment Rights Bill at Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied Workers Conference
April 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers annual delegate meeting to mark the enactment of the Employment Rights Bill into law. Speaking in Blackpool, the prime minister highlighted that the legislation now guarantees sick pay and paternity leave from day one while banning exploitative zero-hour contracts and fire and rehire practices.

Starmer emphasized that these reforms fulfill a promise to provide se . . .

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