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See allLessons from past policy making successes: workers’ rights
What the government can learn from the National Minimum Wage for its Employment Rights Bill.
Sue Gray’s departure is not a quick fix for the centre of government
It is time for the prime minister to radically reform the centre of government.
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Labour's promise of a new approach to parliamentary scrutiny is about to be tested.
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