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Labour Conference: Inspire working class after Scottish 'near-death experience,' says Len McCluskey
Unite general secretary points to huge referendum engagement as proof working people matter
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Unite leader Len McCluskey electrified Labour conference yesterday with a call for the party to inspire the working class after its “near death” experience in Scotland.
Mr McCluskey said the unprecedented engagement in Thursday’s referendum showed that working people matter.
He said it had “sent the elite into a panic” and urged Labour leader Ed Miliband to learn the lessons before next year’s general election.
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