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Unite

  • 3 Jul 2018
    5m

    Unite union open to second EU referendum

    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…

  • 13 Dec 2016
    3m

    Gerard Coyne interview

    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.

  • 15 Jan 2016
    Michael Crick

    Ken Livingstone claims arms deal with Emily Thornberry

    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.

  • 18 May 2015

    FactCheck Q&A: can the unions hold Labour to ransom?

    By Patrick Worrall

    Could Labour and their union backers be on collision course as the party chooses a new leader? Could Len McCluskey bankrupt Labour?

  • 16 Mar 2015
    Michael Crick

    Labour blocks McCluskey ally Karie Murphy from becoming MP – again

    The selection of a Labour candidate in Halifax looks set to explode into a huge headache for Ed Miliband.

  • 4 Sep 2013
    Michael Crick

    Labour set to pay political price for union funding row

    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.

  • 15 Jul 2013

    FactCheck: party donors – who funds Labour and the Tories?

    By Emma Thelwell

    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.

  • 11 Jul 2013

    FactCheck: who runs the country?

    By Patrick Worrall

    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?

  • 10 Jul 2013
    Gary Gibbon

    Party funding wars and murky waters

    Are the wrong people supporting Ed Miliband’s attempts to reform Labour’s links with trade unions?

  • 8 Jul 2013
    Michael Crick

    Unite campaign pretty dismal so far?

    Should Unite members be questioning Len McCluskey’s low strike rate when it comes to getting union-backed people selected as Labour candidates?

  • 5 Jul 2013
    Michael Crick

    The battle of Falkirk – 2013 that is, not 1298

    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.

  • 4 Jul 2013
    Michael Crick

    United we stand: Labour’s secret Falkirk West report

    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.

  • 3 Jul 2013
    Michael Crick

    Battle of Falkirk gets murkier for Labour

    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.

  • 9 Nov 2011
    Michael Crick

    Jack Dromey investigated by Commons watchdog

    The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is investigating the MP Jack Dromey. Michael Crick reports on his financial relations with the union Unite.

  • 18 May 2010
    Jon Snow

    Who pays the piper?

    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

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