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Blairite MPs' attacks on Labour Party staff unacceptable, Unite members of the party declare
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LABOUR PARTY employees have declared via their union that attacks on them by Blairite MPs are unacceptable, the Star can reveal.

On Friday evening Unite members at the party’s London and Newcastle offices condemned a “trial by media” of party employees.

A motion, which was overwhelmingly passed, drew attention to several right-wing Labour MPs who had publicly criticised staff members over the past week over cases related to anti-semitism complaints.

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