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 characterized his tenure as Minister of Labour as extremely difficult ("a bed of nails"). He aimed to pass a new bill based on the findings of the Donovan Commission report on trade union power, but Wilson transferred him to the position of Minister for Power in April 1968.