Fathers ‘betrayed’ by Labour workers’ rights bill, say paternity leave campaigners

Exclusive: Promised ‘day one’ right will not include statutory pay for new dads who have been in job for less than nine monthsUK politics live – latest updatesNew fathers have been “betrayed” by Labour’s flagship employment rights bill, campaigners have said, after it emerged that a promised “day one” right to paternity leave will not include the right to statutory pay.The Guardian has learned that while the bill will give an estimated 30,000 more