TORIES should not be trusted to guarantee workers’ rights after Brexit, Nicola Sturgeon will tell Scottish TUC delegates today.

In her address to congress, the First Minister is expected to say: “The UK government has said that it won’t use Brexit to reduce workers’ rights — but when it comes to workers’ rights, I wouldn’t trust the Tories as far as I could throw them.

“Some MPs have been open about wanting to slash regulation. The Tory approach would be disastrous. It would damage the health, welfare and security of workers — and it would harm the productivity of the economy as a whole.

“It would also be anathema to the vision for Scotland which all of us share.”

Reiterating her support for a second referendum on EU membership, she will argue: “Any form of Brexit — no matter how soft — will have damaging consequences for people’s jobs, living standards and opportunities.

“Those consequences can be partially mitigated — but they cannot be prevented, and no-one should pretend that they can.”