KEIR Starmer has been urged to “stop blocking” the Scottish Parliament from gaining control over employment law.
Labour have been accused of wanting to keep powers over workers’ rights and trade unions in Westminster’s hands in an International Workers’ Day challenge from the SNP.
Mhairi Black, the party’s deputy leader in Westminster, said Scottish independence was the “only way to guarantee workers' rights are protected” after an anticipated constitutional review penned by Gordon Brown failed to call for employment law to be devolved to Scotland.
The SNP have previously argued giving Holyrood the powers to make its own legislation on workers’ rights could see an end to controversial “fire and rehire” tactics as well as a reversal of draconian restrictions on trade unions.
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Black said: “As millions of people mark International Workers' Day, it's never been more important that Scotland gets full control over employment law - so we can advance protections for workers and defend Scottish families from creeping Tory attacks on workers' rights.
"Independence is the only way to guarantee workers' rights are protected in Scotland. That's clearer than ever, as the Tory government attacks the right to strike and waters down the protections we all rely on.
"But for as long as Scotland remains under Westminster control, it's essential full powers over employment law are devolved to Scotland...
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