Trade Union Bill

Debate between Kevin Brennan and Huw Irranca-Davies

Tuesday 10th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Kevin Brennan]

My hon. Friend is right, and she probably also knows that most of those complaints about the conduct of ballots were made by trade unions themselves. I was going to make that point later, but perhaps there is no need to now.

[Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab)]

My hon. Friend has noted that none of the reasonable amendments put forward by Labour and other Members have been accepted. What does he make of the fact that combined authorities throughout England have stood in opposition to the fundamentals of this Bill, while the First Minister in Wales, Carwyn Jones stood up in the Assembly in Cardiff today and said he would oppose it? This shows that there is no respect and no attempt to find any consensus whatever.

[Kevin Brennan]

So much for the respect agenda, as my hon. Friend rightly points out.