Saturday, September 30, 2006

Defeat for government over corporate killing


The Labour leadership suffered its third and final defeat of its Manchester conference today, as delegates and unions demanded that company directors be made liable for the deaths of employees.

Delegates cheered as a rebel union motion sought to amend the legislation currently going through parliament as the corporate homicide bill.

Labour's leadership had also lost votes this week on council housing and NHS privatisation, although none are binding on the government.

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