Looking back, he described his stint as Minister of Labour  as a "bed of nails". He sought to complete his work by bringing in a new bill drawn from the findings of the Donovan Commission report on trade union power, but Wilson reshuffled him to the post of Minister for Power in April 1968.
Looking back, he described his time as Minister of Labour as extremely challenging ("a bed of nails"). He sought to enact a new bill based on the findings of the Donovan Commission report on trade union power, but Wilson moved him to the post of Minister for Power in April 1968.