Would employment rights be safe under Andrea Leadsom?

"In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant." - Charles de Gaulle   View this email in your browser The first round of voting in the Conservative leadership contest starts today and while Theresa May remains the favourite to replace David Cameron, her rival candidate Andrea Leadsom will be hoping that the backing of Boris Johnson will boost her chances in the race.  At the launch of Leadsom's campaign yesterday, she insisted that workers' rights would be "protected and enhanced" under her premiership but we report today that back in 2012 she suggested that people working for small businesses should be stripped of rights such as maternity pay and the minimum wage. And, in the second part of our series on the impact of Brexit we hear from the organisation Freedom from Torture about the risk of the refugee crisis being forgotten while politicians deal with the fallout of us leaving the EU. Latest Articles     Andrea Leadsom called for minimum wage and maternity pay to be scrapped for small business     On Jul 05, 2016 09:57 am Candidate to be UK's next prime minister supported removal of workers' rights Read more... »       What Brexit means for... the refugee crisis   On Jul 04, 2016 10:39 pm Britain must upheld its refugee protection obligations Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   The future of veterinary nursing   On Jul 05, 2016 10:28 am This animation from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) illustrates the evolving nature of the Veterinary Nursing profession. Veterinary Nurses have many career options for their future, including being a researcher, exotics nurse, teacher, army veterinary nurse, general practice nurse or equine nurse. Read more... » Helping prevent vehicle crime   On Jul 01, 2016 01:31 pm Preventing vehicle related crime in car parks, the safer parking scheme has reduced the costs to the economy by half. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     BASC welcomes increase in newcomers to shooting sports New figures show an increase in the number of new firearm and shotgun certificates granted in England and Wales Read more... »   Driverless vehicle crash won't stop increased autonomy in our vehicles Autonomous driving until now has had a strong safety record Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences