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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea, Aletha Adu and Sammy Gecsoyler

Labour signs off election manifesto but Unite refuses to endorse it

Two elderly men seated at a table watch as Keir Starmer speaks while standing alongside, as Liz Kendall looks on
Labour’s Keir Starmer and Liz Kendall meet pensioners to talk about the impact of the energy crisis and cost of living in Bolton earlier this week. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Labour has signed off its election manifesto before its launch next week, despite a decision by Unite not to endorse it.

At the party’s “clause V” meeting on Friday afternoon, the shadow cabinet, union representatives and the national executive committee (NEC) green-lighted the manifesto.

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