Well, welcome back. It's Ed Vasey and we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day. We're going to talk about the government's U-turn on workers' rights. We're going to talk about Donald Trump and his views on migrants. And we're going to talk, well, we might talk about a new name for your party, the tedious gift that keeps on giving. Joining me, two people I hope will get along better than Jeremy Corbyn and

Zara Sultanah. It is, of course, the Times' former diplomatic editor Michael Binion. Welcome

to the show. Thanks, Ed. And the Labour peer Tangham Debenair. Hi, Ed. Hi, Michael. Hi, hi, Tangam.

We've got you after your Arab lesson or before it?

Just before.

We have to finish on time, Arabic at midday.

Okay, let's crack on then.

That's us told, isn't it, Michael?

It is.

Well, we're obviously going to start with Tangham because her government is falling apart.

Let's begin with the government's decision to abandon its plans to give workers

day one rights against unfair dismissal,

a policy which was apparently in its manifesto.

Ministers will now introduce the right after six months instead

after facing opposition from businesses and members of the House of Lords,

including myself.

The Education Secretary, Bridget Philipson,

spoke to Calla MacDonald on Times Radio Breakfast. If you review the manifesto and if you look at the

wording there, what the manifesto says. Basic rights from day one to parental leave, sick pay and

protection from unfair dismissal. I think there's a line or so that follows, which says subject to consultation

and discussion, or a version of that, subject to consultation and discussion with trade unions,

businesses and civil society. So I would take the whole of the paragraph in the manifesto together

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