UnHerdasks if Unite is playing into the hands of Keir Starmer.

Paul Embery

“I have no doubt if things start to move in different directions and ordinary working people start saying, ‘Well, I’m not sure what Labour stands for,’ then my activists will ask me, ‘Why are we giving so much money?’”

That was Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s warning shot to Sir Keir Starmer following the union’s decision to reduce its financial contributions to the Labour party by a reported 10%.

McCluskey was especially critical of the party leadership’s decision to apologise and pay damages to members of staff who had co-operated with a BBC Panorama investigation on anti-Semitism, but he made clear that his discontent with Sir Keir and his team runs much deeper than that particular grievance.

To the question, however, of whether Unite’s remonstrance is likely to cause any serious worry to the Labour leadership, the answer is almost certainly no.

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McCluskey Is Playing Right Into Starmer’s Hands

UnHerdasks if Unite is playing into the hands of Keir Starmer.

Paul Embery

“I have no doubt if things start to move in different directions and ordinary working people start saying, ‘Well, I’m not sure what Labour stands for,’ then my activists will ask me, ‘Why are we giving so much money?’”

That was Unite general secretary Len McCluskey’s warning shot to Sir Keir Starmer following the union’s decision to reduce its financial contributions to the Labour party by a reported 10%.

McCluskey was especially critical of the party leadership’s decision to apologise and pay damages to members of staff who had co-operated with a BBC Panorama investigation on anti-Semitism, but he made clear that his discontent with Sir Keir and his team runs much deeper than that particular grievance.

To the question, however, of whether Unite’s remonstrance is likely to cause any serious worry to the Labour leadership, the answer is almost certainly no.

Continue reading @ UnHerd

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