It's been described by the government as the "biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation".

Labour's Bell Ribeiro-Addy, who is a renter and the MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, said rent rises should be capped because "I'm yet to hear a compelling reason why landlords should see their incomes grow faster than people who actually work for a living".

Palmer said William has been “a wonderful supporter of our work for nearly two decades” and that his and Catherine’s royal patronage is inspiring for staff and patients and “enables us to shine a light on the outstanding work our staff deliver every day for patients and their families.”

Thousands of below-the-line workers and creatives — those on the technical crews and production teams — were already hobbling back after the pandemic and the strikes suspended work for months at a time.

Sinn Féin "ought to have known" that McMonagle was contracted to work for about 80 hours a week, but the report found that O'Neill was "unlikely" to have been aware of his employment contracts at that time.