The claim
“Employment Rights Bill clears last parliamentary hurdle - Published Labour's flagship workers' rights bill has passed its last parliamentary hurdle and is set to become law before Christmas.”
Our verdict
True
The BBC article explicitly states that Labour's flagship workers' rights bill has passed its last parliamentary hurdle and is set to become law before Christmas.
What we found
The UK Parliament website confirms the bill was at the final 'ping pong' stage in the House of Lords, indicating the last procedural step. No contradictory evidence was found.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
BBC article states the bill has passed its last parliamentary hurdle and is set to become law before Christmas.
bbc.co.uk· BBC article confirms claim - Background
Parliament.uk shows the Employment Rights Bill returned to the House of Lords for final consideration of Commons amendments in 'ping pong', indicating the last stage.
parliament.uk· Parliamentary ping pong stage
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