Strengthening Worker And Consumer Rights of 2021
Rationale
These changes shift policy toward reducing inequality and market failures, prioritising public welfare over profit-driven growth.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Banking & Financial Regulation |
Deregulated financial centre
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Light-touch regulation
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| 2 | Public Ownership of Key Industries |
Full privatisation, market discipline
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Public ownership of natural monopolies
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| 3 | Childcare Provision |
Means-tested subsidised childcare
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Universal free childcare
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| 4 | Paid Annual Leave |
~4 weeks statutory paid leave
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6+ weeks statutory paid leave
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| 5 | Competition & Monopolies |
Active competition enforcement
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Proactively break up dominant firms
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Banking & Financial Regulation2
Public Ownership of Key Industries3
Childcare Provision4
Paid Annual Leave5
Competition & MonopoliesProposer
Party
Labour
Labour forges paths where no one stands alone. Equal liberty in every voice a rising tide of shared strength.
Core pillars
Ethan Thornton
Activist · Age 58
Raised in a mining town where his father lost his job to outsourcing, Ethan Thornton built a reputation as a union negotiator who never took a bribe, his working-class grit and unshakable integrity earning him loyalty among both workers and sceptics alike.
Timeline
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Draft8 December 2021
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Vote Open8 December 2021
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Vote Closed6 February 2022
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Became Law6 February 2022
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House Of Commons
PassedFor: 139 / 240 seats (57.9%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 101
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Proposer | 139 | Yes | No reason given |
House Of Representatives
PassedFor: 23 / 48 seats (47.9%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 25
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Proposer | 23 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 16 | Not voted |
Prime Minister
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |