TUC chief calls for changes to post-Brexit trade dispute court

Frances O'Grady says Brexit talks can stop EU's arbitration court treating workers and consumers as second-class citizens

A post-Brexit trade deal should be governed by a new court system that is fairer to workers, the TUC's general secretary has said.

Frances O'Grady said Britain and the EU had a chance to take a different approach to arbitration courts that make judgments on trade disputes.

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