Labour says it will stick with workers’ rights plans despite Mandelson remarks

Party says it is committed to policies such as zero-hours ban after peer warned against rushing' changes

Labour has said it will keep its ban on zero-hours jobs and improvements to workers' rights after the party peer Peter Mandelson warned against rushing" through changes championed by trade unions.

Anneliese Dodds, the Labour chair, said the party was committed to the package to make work pay" and get more money into people's pockets, but that it would continue to discuss" the plans with business and unions.