Keir Starmer was roasted for the accumulation of bureaucracy and costs for companies during a bruises of PMQs today.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch contrasted the promises of the prime minister about deregulation with the burdens added by new legislation on labor rights.
She burned the proposed law an 'adventurous playground for lawyers', and warned that it will stop companies to assume.
But Sir Keir returned that “good working rights are consistent with growth” and emphasized the support of the Chancerow for Heathrow as proof of the government's determination.
The collisions came in the midst of more signs of stress in the Hoofdstraat after the budget – including a huge national insurance attack for employers.
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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch contrasted the promises of Keir Starmer (photo) about deregulation with the costs added by new legislation on employment rights
At PMQS, Mrs Badenoch (photo) noticed the proposed law an 'adventurous playground for lawyers', and warned that it will stop companies to hire
Mrs Badenoch tackled Sir Keir at PMQs and said: 'Yesterday the Prime Minister determined his growth test. He said: 'If a policy is good for growth, the answer is yes. If that is not the case, the answer is not '. This morning the Chancellor embraced a series of conservative policy, although many are welcome, they will take years to deliver.
'When conservatives left office, we had the fastest economic growth in the G7. But what kind of growth does the government do? It destroys it. Let's look at the labor account. Government's own figures say that companies will cost £ 5 billion a year. It clearly fails the prime minister's growth test. Will he drop it? '
Sir Keir replied: “I think the proposition that they left behind left a gold legacy was tested on July 4.”
He added: 'She asked what we do, we tell us that we received the highest investment for 19 years. PwC, the second best place to invest in the world. IMF, upgrading of growth predicted, fastest growing major economy in Europe. Wages up, inflation.
'There is more to do with reforming planning and regulations, building the new houses we need, to support a third runway in Heathrow, and as it admitted to the CBI in November,' it makes no sense That I only complained about work, “she said,” It is clear that we have lost conservatives the confidence of the business community. ” We don't take any lectures from them. '
Mrs Badenoch emphasized warnings from the Federation of small companies that 92 percent of small employers were delivered about the labor account.
“Clauses one to six make it more difficult for business for the business community to hire new employees, often young people looking for their first job,” she said.
'This is not an employment account. It is an unemployment account. Given these clauses, will he drop his account and show that he is not anti-growth? '
Mrs Badenoch said that the law would mean that “a new employee could start a new job in the morning and bring his employer to a tribunal that afternoon.”
'It is no wonder that this bill has been called an adventurous playground for lawyers. This bill is terrible for business, but it is a great job for lawyers, “she said.
'I know that the prime minister loves the legal profession, but he has to stop being a lawyer and to become a leader. This is another measure in the bill that does not fail its growth test. Will he show some leadership and drop it? '
Sir Keir said: 'We believe in giving people the right dignity and protection at work. That is why we are proud of our record of supporting employees. They consistently vote against any protection for working people.
The collisions came in the midst of more signs of stress in the Hoofdstraat after the budget – including a huge national insurance attack for employers
'We encourage growth on behalf of working people. Good working rights are consistent with growth, every good company knows that, and on top of the planning reform, building houses, supporting aviation, the Chancellor this morning spoke of the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, redevelopment of Old Trafford and production in the East Midland Airport, We want the economy to grow, the only policy, (that Mrs Badenochs) is to reduce pensions. '
The prime minister also wiped: 'I understand that she likes to talk, she talks absolutely nonsense. She knows that everyone who understands something about the bill or employment law knows that you cannot start in the morning and go to the tribunal in the afternoon.
“Now we know that she is not a lawyer, she is clearly not a leader, if she continues like that, she will be the next lettuce.”
