Unions call for Liz Truss to ‘come clean’ over plans to change workers’ rights

Frontrunner to become next PM reportedly considering review of protections including 48-hour working week

Trade unions have called for Liz Truss to come clean" on her plans for workers' rights should she become prime minister, after it was reported that she plans a post-Brexit restructuring of employment laws.

The foreign secretary, who is widely seen as the frontrunner in the contest to become the next PM, is considering a review of protections for workers, the Times reported.

Up for review, according to the report, is the 48-hour working week, which was adopted as part of the EU working time directive and which, under a Truss leadership, could be among the protections revoked in an effort to make the UK more competitive."