Kwasi Kwarteng, who was business secretary at the time, was criticised by the judge for the way in which the change of the law was introduced. The challenge was brought by a group of more than 10 unions.
"This is bad law-making made 'on the hoof' and the court has rightly held the government to account".
Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, said bringing in agency staff during strikes"risks endangering public safety". Sharon Graham, the head of the Unite union, said:"The government's decision to allow employers to recruit agency workers to undermine legal strike action was a cynical move to back their friends in business and weaken workers' legal rights to withdraw their labour."Mr Justice Linden added:"This was not an all or nothing decision: there could have been a shortened consultation, and/or one with a more limited group of consultees.
A spokesman for Thompsons Solicitors, which represented the TUC and unions, said after the ruling:"Mr Justice Linden found that the government had acted unlawfully in not consulting with the unions." A Department for Business and Trade spokesperson said:"We are disappointed with the High Court's decision as we believed the decision to repeal the ban on agency workers covering strikes complied with our legal obligations., which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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