<p>TUC conference rings with praise for new No 10 team, but battles loom over workers’ rights and north sea drilling</p><p>Louise Haigh, the UK first secretary, got a standing ovation from trade union members in Brighton this week, as she acknowledged what she called “the necessity to be bolder in this second chance that we’ve been allowed”.</p><p>Haigh was the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/15/uk-must-heed-warnings-from-ai-experts-minister-louise-haigh">stand-in</a> at