Unite the Union has expedited its plan to disaffiliate with Labour, having launched a consultation with its members on the proposal this week. According to Sky News’s Sam Coates, the union is now moving forward plans to divorce the party at their annual conference in September. Speeding things up by an entire year…
The row supposedly “isn’t really about Keir Starmer“, though there’s no love lost between Unite boss Sharon Graham and Keir Starmer (or even Angela Rayner). Instead, it is a broader dissatisfaction with the entire Labour project and its failure to “deliver” for workers. The Fire Brigades Union has already called time on Starmer’s leadership. Now Unite is looking to pull the plug as well. How much did Unite donate to Labour last year? Around £1.6 million…
Speaking about Morgan McSweeney’s resignation, skills minister Jacqui Smith told Times Radio:
“It’s clearly not ideal but I do understand why Morgan, as he explained, decided to resign at this point. But the important thing as you say is how we both tackle what this Epstein and Mandelson scandal has identified and also how we make sure, as the prime minister is absolutely determined to, that we continue the change that the country needs and that’s what I’m focusing on this morning.”