Britain’s biggest union, Unite, said it was “open to the possibility” of a second EU referendum, pledging to mobilise against the final deal which the government is due to agree later this month. Activists approved an executive statement at the union’s policy conference in Brighton, saying it was “highly unlikely” that the final Brexit deal…
The leader of Britain’s biggest union Unite is now facing a challenge for the top job. Gerard Coyne announced today that he’ll stand against Len McCluskey in next spring’s leadership contest.
After 90 minutes, says Ken Livingstone, it was clear he and Labour’s new defence spokesman didn’t disagree on anything, they both thought it would be wrong for Britain to renew Trident.
Could Labour and their union backers be on collision course as the party chooses a new leader? Could Len McCluskey bankrupt Labour?
The selection of a Labour candidate in Halifax looks set to explode into a huge headache for Ed Miliband.
The loss of GMB money will not be financially devastating to the Labour party, but there will be a political price to pay for Ed Miliband’s handling of the row over union funding.
David Cameron claims that Labour is “owned” by the Unions, while Labour argues that the Conservative party is bankrolled by “a few millionaires”. FactCheck gets to the bottom of the row.
Will we get a “parliament of toffs” if we refuse to pay MPs more? Or perhaps the rich already dominate the House of Commons… How much do we really know about the background of the people who represent us?
Gary Gibbon
Are the wrong people supporting Ed Miliband’s attempts to reform Labour’s links with trade unions?
Should Unite members be questioning Len McCluskey’s low strike rate when it comes to getting union-backed people selected as Labour candidates?
Unite’s Len McCluskey may claim to be Ed Miliband’s friend, but the row between the two men over selection of an election candidate for Falkirk is reminiscent of Labour’s internecine battles of earlier decades.
More details from Labour’s secret report into what’s been going on at Falkirk West: it wasn’t just the Unite union that was signing up new recruits.
The battle to select a candidate for the safe Labour seat of Falkirk is getting nastier, with Ed Miliband, Len McCluskey and Tom Watson all embroiled.
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is investigating the MP Jack Dromey. Michael Crick reports on his financial relations with the union Unite.
Jon Snow
In the knowledge that BA was likely to test any ballot in the courts, Unite has managed to fail not once, but now twice, to comply adequately with the law to render a strike ballot legal. Mr Simpson told me he would not be “considering his position”, writes Jon Snow
