David Cameron was asked about the release of radical cleric Abu Qatada.
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The Labour leader says Unite leader Len McCluskey is wrong to have accused him of leading them towards electoral disaster.
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Telegraph on 17th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
Labour MPs didn't pick Ed Miliband as Labour leader; they preferred his brother. Labour members didn't pick Ed Miliband as Labour leader; they preferred his brother too. It was the union bloc that delivered the crown unto Ed — spearheaded by the votes, support and influence of the country's largest trade union, Unite. Which is what makes Len McCluskey's article for the Gu...
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Spectator on 17th Jan 2012 (via spectator.co.uk)
The leader of the largest union has warned Labour that it faces "electoral disaster" after the party abandoned opposition to the public sector pay freeze and refused to reverse cuts being pushed through by the Coalition.
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Telegraph on 17th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
Something in today's FT for those of us who are Labour supporters and Unite trade union members to plan our response to. I can't quote it all as it's behind a pay wall, you'll need to buy the paper to read the whole article: "Leftwing union leader eyes private sector By Brian Groom and Jim Pickard The union movement’s future lies in spreading militancy to the private sector, says the leftwing ci...
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LukeAkehurst on 13th Jan 2012 (via lukeakehurst.blogspot.com)
Former chancellor Alistair Darling urges Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems to work together to defeat those pushing for Scottish independence.
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BBCPolitics on 11th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
Leaders of the Unite trade union have rejected the suggested changes to the local government pension scheme, outlined in December.
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BBCPolitics on 9th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
Business leaders, economists and MPs unite in a campaign to support plans to link Birmingham and London with a new high-speed rail line.
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BBCPolitics on 6th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
A Major trade union has rejected government moves to reform NHS pensions, raising fears that a wider agreement on public sector pensions could unravel and trigger fresh strikes.
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Telegraph on 6th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
The coalition’s plan to leave the Public and Commercial Services Union isolated in its opposition to the proposed changes to public sector pensions has had several setbacks today. The Unite union, which is a major Labour donor, has declared that the government’s offer on NHS pensions is inadequate. This suggests that Unite members in the health service, of whom there are 100,000, could...
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Spectator on 5th Jan 2012 (via spectator.co.uk)