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With Angela Rayner now sent to the back benches, there is concern among Labour’s Left that her legacy will follow her. Unions are already taking the fight to Sir Keir Starmer, worried about the fate of the former deputy prime minister’s pride and joy: workers’ rights legislation. Fuelled by the Cabinet reshuffle, rumours are growing that the bill will be watered down. Daniel Martin, our Deputy Political Editor, examines what this could mean for the Prime Minister.
Elsewhere, days into her new job, Shabana Mahmood, the new Home Secretary, is being asked to shake up free speech laws. Following the draconian arrest of Graham Linehan, Sir Mark Rowley, the head of the Met Police, is set to demand a new “common sense” approach to policing social media. Charles Hymas, our Home Affairs Editor, reports.
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Free speech is under threat It must be defended. If you agree, this is the time to join us. Enjoy four months’ free access to The Telegraph. Cancel at any time. | | Sir Keir, pictured in Scotland yesterday with his wife, Lady Starmer, is under pressure from unions | | Daniel Martin Deputy Political Editor | As the febrile atmosphere in Westminster begins to dissipate following Angela Rayner’s dramatic resignation last week, thoughts turn to what changes may follow in the wake of the Cabinet reshuffle prompted by her departure.
Among the unions and the Left of the Labour Party, the main concern is protecting the key legacy of the former deputy prime minister: her workers’ rights legislation.
Amid rumours that some in Number 10 want to water down the bill, the unions gathered in Brighton for the annual TUC conference have warned the Prime Minister not to change tack.
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, said: “At every stage, we’ll be in the room making sure that the bill sets out what it intended to do: to give workers more rights. We’ll fight for that every single inch of the way.”
Their concerns come amid a renewed push by business leaders, who called on Sir Keir to use the opportunity of Ms Rayner’s departure and amend the bill to reduce its expected £5bn-a-year costs.
The trade body UKHospitality will write to all new ministers this week to demand changes, including an end to day-one protection from unfair dismissal and the automatic right to demand regular hours.
The unions are put out by the sacking in the reshuffle of Justin Madders, the minister for employment rights, who was a key figure in getting the legislation through Parliament.
To make the Left-wing even more suspicious, Sir Keir used the reshuffle to promote a number of pro-growth ministers, such as Pat McFadden in welfare and Steve Reed to housing, while Darren Jones was given a pro-growth job within Number 10.
Allies of Ms Rayner made it clear that she would resist any changes to her employment rights bill, pointing to her resignation letter, in which she said it would provoke the “biggest uplift in workers’ rights in a generation”. But it could be a tough battle.
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Plus, who would be Sir Keir’s worst nightmare as the next deputy Labour leader? ➤ |  | Charles Hymas Home Affairs Editor | After a week in which Graham Linehan was arrested by armed officers for a tweet, Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Police commissioner, has gone on the offensive.
Britain’s most senior police officer is preparing to present plans to Shabana Mahmood, the new Home Secretary, “within weeks” to change the law and prevent a repeat of the embarrassing incident.
Sir Mark’s argument is straightforward: give officers more discretion to apply their common sense.
Any guidance or new legislation, he argues, must set out that police should not be policing tweets rather than street crime unless there is demonstrable evidence that an online post is intended to cause harm in the real world.
From what the Home Secretary has said, it seems Sir Mark’s plea for reform will not fall on deaf ears.
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Lager is surely the most straightforward beer. It doesn’t attract aficionados and obsessives, as ale does; nor is it subject to the kind of pedantry that has sucked so much of the fun out of Guinness (just give me a glass that isn’t two-thirds froth and all will be well). No, lager is cold, refreshing and supremely uncomplicated. Further opinions are not required.
Or so we thought. Recently, however, a few Gen Z mischief-makers have turned lager into a topic of fraught debate – by requesting ice with theirs. That is the sound of a barful of Madri glasses being dropped in shock.
By and large, the response of Telegraph readers (many of whom gravitate towards ale) has been one of bemusement. But Timothy Leete was entirely untroubled: “Lager serves two purposes: to act as a cooling agent on hot days or after exercise, or to allow certain drinkers to consume alcohol without having to taste anything, such as malt or hops. I can therefore see no reason why publicans should object to the addition of ice cubes to it. Any request to add ice to proper beer should, however, be treated with the instant and permanent barring of the drinker from the premises.”
Lyndon Robinson, meanwhile, had found himself a victim of the lager police, though for different reasons: “While I do not put ice in my lager, I did once ask for lime cordial in it. Despite this being more than three years ago, my drinking companion is still happy to report the infamy to any village newcomers.”
For Bob Wood, there were far worse offences, such as “adding ice to brandy. Brandy should be served in a warm bowl, never chilled”.
Bruce Carlin wasn’t so sure about that: “A few years ago I visited the Rémy Martin distillery in France, where we were served its Cognac as near frozen as is possible with a 40 per cent spirit.” Ice: enhancer or abomination? Send me your thoughts here, or head to our Your Say page, exclusively on the Telegraph app. | Plan your day with the telegraph | Set your alarm to catch up with journalists on the Your Say page and listen to their analysis on our latest podcasts.
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