BRITAIN’S ethnicity pay gap must end as Reform “hoovers up” support from workers who have lost faith with the two main political parties, Unison general secretary Christina McAnea said today. 

Speaking at the union’s annual black workers’ conference in Brighton, Ms McAnea said that there was “much to do” to win back support following Reform’s election success last week.

Some Unison members will have voted for the party, she said, adding: “We need to convince them Reform isn’t the party for working people, public service workers or the essential services they help run.