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 at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”