THE GMB union has rejected allegations that its general secretary Gary Smith threatened a union official after she reported sexual harassment.

But the complainant says the union’s investigation into the matter is “marking its own homework” and is calling for Karon Monaghan KC, who wrote a 2020 report on sexual harassment in the GMB, to be brought back to investigate.

The allegations surfaced in a video shared online, which includes recordings of Mr Smith telling the complainant “once you get into a fight with a big organisation, we’re going to come out swinging and we’ll have better lawyers than you, and they’ll be more expensive.”