‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights 🔗 Trade union leaders and senior Labour figures say the Lords looks ‘undemocratic and firmly against the interest of working people’Dozens of hereditary peers - including the Duke of Wellington, landed aristocrats and millionaire business chiefs – have been criticised for battling to unpick Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights.In a fresh setback for the government, the Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running. Continue reading... #englishnews #guardian #worldnews #analysis