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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent

Momentum and unions want vote on strikes and pay at Labour conference

Labour’s Sam Tarry (second from right) was sacked as a shadow minister after joining a picket line outside Euston station in London
Labour’s Sam Tarry (second from right) was sacked as a shadow minister after joining a picket line outside Euston station in London. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Rex/Shutterstock

Momentum and trade unions are set to force a vote on strikes and pay increases at the Labour conference, with motions designed to contradict Keir Starmer’s stance.

The campaign to win support for the motion will be launched this week by the former shadow minister Sam Tarry, who was sacked for joining a picket line and contradicting Labour policy on pay in broadcast interviews.

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