UK Labour will be “pro-worker and pro-business”, a shadow minister has said after reports the party had watered down its commitment to strengthen the rights of gig economy employees.

The FT reported Labour has scaled back its commitments to bolster workers’ rights in an attempt to woo corporate backers, including by diluting its pledge to strengthen gig worker rights.

Asked about the reports by Sky News, PA Media reports shadow education minister Stephen Morgan he could not comment, but added: “Labour set out its five national missions. That has been approved by our national policy forum in July.

“Obviously we will set out more detail in our manifesto, but the Labour party can be pro-worker and pro-business.

“We have got a really good relationship with business now, we can be trusted to run our economy and to run our country, and we have got a set of policies which are pro-worker too.

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