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At the Unite conference in Brighton, delegates debated whether the trade union – one of Britains’s biggest – should sever ties with Labour. Any such move would put a serious dent in Labour’s finances and could set the union on a path to donating money to other parties or candidates.
Delegates “overwhelmingly” chose to retain Unite’s formal link with Labour, Aubrey Allegretti reports, but the general secretary, Sharon Graham, said Keir Starmer had been put “on notice” and she warned that the union’s support should not be taken for granted.
“Labour must be Labour and the union must push them into that position,” she said. “We must make them take different choices. We will not make the same mistakes of the past. There will be no blank cheques for Labour until we see tangible results.”
However she added: “This is the moment of maximum leverage for the union where we can hold Labour to account. Now cannot be the time to walk away. We would be weakening our own arm.
“It would be the worst time to leave the Labour party when they are in touching distance of power. If we leave we wouldn’t influence that power.”
Starmer put ‘on notice’ by Unite leader after vote to retain ties with Labour Read more19m ago09.04 EDT
A few more details from this morning’s Downing Street meeting between Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden.
Also among the issues discussed (see also 12.46pm) were:
The US decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions
US secretary of state Antony Blinken and British foreign secretary James Cleverly also attended the meeting, which lasted around 40 minutes
The UK’s commitments under an international convention not to produce or use cluster munitions and to discourage their use. The prime minister’s spokesperson said they “discussed the requirements the prime minister is under because of this convention, and the UK is upholding that”
39m ago08.44 EDT
David Lammy, the shadow home secretary, has accused the government of giving Russia and China “ammunition” to defend breaking international law.
The MP for Tottenham said a future Labour government would commit to…
2023-07-10 08:15:15
Source from www.theguardian.com
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