Unite union general secretary Len McCluskey warned Labour yesterday to drop its austerity policies or face election defeat and the possible establishment of a new workers' party.
Mr McCluskey urged Labour leader Ed Miliband to adopt radical alternative policies that would give people hope.
But he added bluntly: "If it is a pale shade of austerity, then I believe Labour will be defeated at the next election."
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