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UNITE leader Len McCluskey demanded yesterday an end to a “shameful” campaign of “smears and lies” from Blairites hell-bent on discrediting the left.
Mr McCluskey, who is fighting for re-election as the union’s general secretary against right-winger Gerald Coyne, a long-time ally of deputy Labour leader Tom Watson, denied that he or any of his staff met Momentum founder Jon Lansman to discuss affiliation or funding.
He confirmed that Unite’s elected executive was the only body that could decide affiliation to any group. Mr McCluskey’s comments come after claims were made by
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
