SHARON GRAHAM said it was an honour to be re-elected Unite’s general secretary today, after winning more than two-thirds of votes cast.

She vowed to mark her second period of office with a “relentless focus on the jobs, pay and conditions of workers” saying that her focus will “always be members over ministers and the workplace over Westminster.”

The final results of its members’ vote were 68,694 for Ms Graham and 31,130 for challenger Simon Dubbins, director of the international department, with 265 papers found to be invalid.

“It’s an honour to be re-elected by Unite members to serve as their general secretary,” she said.

“This decisive victory is a powerful mandate to continue change. The trust that members have placed in me will be fully repaid as we step up our focus on delivering for workers.

“Together we have already achieved a huge amount in the last five years.

“My second period of office will continue to be marked by a relentless focus on the jobs, pay and conditions of workers. It will always be members over ministers and the workplace over Westminster.

“We will continue deliver much needed reform to our union. It is my mission to build the industrial and political power required to better serve the working class.

“Workers face many challenges in a changing world. From AI to decarbonisation and rising global tensions. Unite will be at the forefront of a stronger collective rooted in the working class.”