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GRAHAME MORRIS was set to be elected as the new chairman of the general union Unite’s parliamentary group last night.

The Easington MP was widely tipped to take over the leadership of the group of MPs from Bolton North East MP David Crausby.

Mr Crausby has been chairman since Unite was formed from a merger of the Transport and General Workers Union and Amicus in 2007.

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