Labour's left puts fight for union link at top of agenda
Grassroots Labour members meet to retain trade union link
A burgeoning rebellion against Ed Miliband's divisive plans to break Labour's trade union link will be stepped up today at a meeting of grassroots party members in London.
Talks on how to defend the link will dominate the agenda at the annual conference of the Labour Representation Committee (LRC).
The campaign group, chaired by John McDonnell MP, has warned that Mr Miliband's proposal could wreck Labour's general election campaign.
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