Starmer's Job Still Safe Thanks to Labour's Black Friday Deal, Just Like a Budget for Jobs
Labour's incredible Black Friday deal will spare Keir Starmer's job as leader, just like the government managed to avoid criticism for its tax-raising budget. The employment rights bill, championed by Angela Rayner, has been watered down, giving employers more time to summarily sack workers – unless they're the government itself.
It turns out that Rayner could have used her newfound fame on I'm a Celebrity instead of throwing in the towel on frontline politics. Perhaps she's now thinking that taking that particular leave of absence was the right call, especially if it means avoiding the House of Commons tearoom trial. Rayner will be listening to backbenchers who got what they wanted in the budget and are still looking for grievances.
The government is once again arguing over whether it broke a manifesto promise, a familiar game played since the past few days' tax-raising budget discussions. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the changes don't break the manifesto because "we committed to finding compromise." However, it seems there was no such commitment in the original document – or so at least Marina Hyde found out.
Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves's budget has taken a surprising turn. The Chancellor admitted that economic realities are tricky to manage. It appears the opposite applies to the Prime Minister, who was accused of lying about Labour's plans during the last election campaign. Starmer insisted then that Sunak knew exactly what he was doing and had breached ministerial code.
In an unexpected twist, Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said that despite the budget's changes, the UK is still facing stagnant living standards and a lacklustre economic growth. The tax burden went up by £40bn last November but another £26bn this week – which clearly didn't catch anyone's attention at Downing Street.
Thanks to Labour's Black Friday deal, Starmer can breathe a sigh of relief for now. However, it seems that the government has found a new way to break its promises: with economic realities taking center stage and politicians being forced to navigate increasingly complex issues like unfair dismissal and job losses.
Labour's incredible Black Friday deal will spare Keir Starmer's job as leader, just like the government managed to avoid criticism for its tax-raising budget. The employment rights bill, championed by Angela Rayner, has been watered down, giving employers more time to summarily sack workers – unless they're the government itself.
It turns out that Rayner could have used her newfound fame on I'm a Celebrity instead of throwing in the towel on frontline politics. Perhaps she's now thinking that taking that particular leave of absence was the right call, especially if it means avoiding the House of Commons tearoom trial. Rayner will be listening to backbenchers who got what they wanted in the budget and are still looking for grievances.
The government is once again arguing over whether it broke a manifesto promise, a familiar game played since the past few days' tax-raising budget discussions. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the changes don't break the manifesto because "we committed to finding compromise." However, it seems there was no such commitment in the original document – or so at least Marina Hyde found out.
Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves's budget has taken a surprising turn. The Chancellor admitted that economic realities are tricky to manage. It appears the opposite applies to the Prime Minister, who was accused of lying about Labour's plans during the last election campaign. Starmer insisted then that Sunak knew exactly what he was doing and had breached ministerial code.
In an unexpected twist, Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said that despite the budget's changes, the UK is still facing stagnant living standards and a lacklustre economic growth. The tax burden went up by £40bn last November but another £26bn this week – which clearly didn't catch anyone's attention at Downing Street.
Thanks to Labour's Black Friday deal, Starmer can breathe a sigh of relief for now. However, it seems that the government has found a new way to break its promises: with economic realities taking center stage and politicians being forced to navigate increasingly complex issues like unfair dismissal and job losses.
anyway, i think labour should've stood firm on the employment rights bill they basically let the gov get away with watered down laws now it seems like rayner just gave up and took a break instead of pushing for real change. maybe she was just done with all the drama tho 
You know what really gets my goat? These parties always go back on their promises and now we're stuck with this mess. I mean, I get it, economics can be complicated but it's like they're playing a game of politics chess. Labour's watered down the employment rights bill and now Starmer is breathing easy... for now. It just goes to show that these politicians are more interested in pleasing their own backbenchers than doing what's right for the people.
. Anyway, back to this Black Friday deal... I mean, who do they think they are? Watering down an employment rights bill just because some union rep got a good TV show out of it? It's like they're playing a sick game of politics, where the only ones who get hurt are the workers. 
And don't even get me started on how Starmer can just coast now that Labour didn't follow through with their promises... I mean, what's he gonna do to address the real issues? Just sit around the House of Commons tearoom and pretend everything is fine while people continue to struggle? 
I don't get why Labour's Angela Rayner had to water down their employment rights bill so much. It seems like she was trying to find a compromise but it sounds like the government just wanted what they wanted anyway. 
. keir starmer's job is safe thanks to labour's "black friday deal" but let's be real, it's not like he didn't know this was coming 
. angela rayner should've used her newfound fame on something other than getting played by the government 
. and what's up with rachel reeves's budget? seems like a complete U-turn 
. anyway, starmer can breathe a sigh of relief but let's see how long that lasts 
. one thing's for sure - labour needs to step it up and hold the government accountable 
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. Newsflash: nobody believes that 
. The real issue is the stagnant living standards and lacklustre growth...
. I mean, can we really say that's a good thing? 
. On a more positive note, Helen Miller's comment about stagnant living standards is so true 
. We need to be talking about how to address those issues, not just finding ways to avoid controversy 
. Let's focus on the bigger picture, guys 
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And what's with Angela Rayner just throwing in the towel on frontline politics? Did she really think taking a break would magically fix everything? 
It's time for some real change, not just a PR stunt.
. What really gets me is that the government's still trying to spin this as if they didn't exactly break any promises 
. And what's with Angela Rayner taking a break from politics? Was she really feeling stressed out from being on that TV show 
It's clear they were just making it up as they went along 
. Guess Labour's Black Friday deal did come with a side of disappointment 
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and still slayed the game. but now she's stuck listening to backbenchers who r still looking for drama 
. starmer can breathe a sigh of relief for now, but it seems the gov's just breaking promises left & right 
... for Starmer's job security, that is! 
. Meanwhile, the PM is still trying to spin Labour's plans from last election as a total fabrication... how original! 
... when Marina Hyde says it's pretty clear they did 
. And what's really concerning is that even with all these changes, we're still facing stagnant living standards and lacklustre economic growth 