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What should a new Ministry of Labour look like?
Labour’s manifesto pledges to create a Ministry of Labour – but what form should it take and what powers should it have?

THE Labour Party’s manifesto for the 2017 general election contained many provisions for radical labour law reform.
At the heart of these proposals was the plan to introduce a new Ministry of Labour.
This is a recommendation that hit the spot, for rarely can the plan to create a new government department have met with such enthusiasm and expectation.
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