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Sir Keir Starmer risked starting a row with his union backers last night after he declared that they were wrong to oppose quarantine exemptions for critical workers.
The Labour leader said that encouraging ‘pinged’ staff members to stay home even if they were eligible for an exemption wasn’t ‘the right way’ and instead urged them to take part in daily testing.
Ministers have announced that critical workers will be able to avoid self-isolation if they take lateral flow tests every day before going to work.
The Labour leader said that encouraging ‘pinged’ staff members to stay home even if they were eligible for an exemption wasn’t ‘the right way’
But the leaders of the UK’s largest unions are encouraging key workers to ignore the exemption and stay at home to protect those at work.
Yesterday, Sir Keir warned unions against taking
