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GMB leader Tim Roache said yesterday that the union is taking an “angry Remain” position in the referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU.
At his first conference since being elected general secretary last November, Mr Roache will rally members to turn out on June 23 to keep Britain in the EU in order to protect workers’ rights.
But the straight-talker sought to put distance between his union and the official Tory-dominated Remain campaign.
In the run-up to the Communist Party congress in November ROB GRIFFITHS outlines a few ideas regarding its participation in the elections of May 2026
While Reform poses as a workers’ party, a credible left alternative rooted in working-class communities would expose their sham — and Corbyn’s stature will be crucial to its appeal, argues CHELLEY RYAN
Ben Chacko talks to ALAN MARDGHUM of the Durham Miners Association about Reform UK‘s dangerous inroads into Durham’s long-standing Labour county council; why he cancelled his party membership; and the political class’s disconnect from working people
