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McCluskey demands end to ‘shameful campaign of smears’
UNITE leader Len McCluskey demanded yesterday an end to a “shameful” campaign of “smears and lies” from Blairites hell-bent on discrediting the left.
Mr McCluskey, who is fighting for re-election as the union’s general secretary against right-winger Gerald Coyne, a long-time ally of deputy Labour leader Tom Watson, denied that he or any of his staff met Momentum founder Jon Lansman to discuss affiliation or funding.
He confirmed that Unite’s elected executive was the only body that could decide affiliation to any group. Mr McCluskey’s comments come after claims were made by
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