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Paul Hutcheon

Scottish trade union chief quits Labour over Starmer's strike sacking

A Scottish trade union leader has quit the Labour Party in protest over the sacking of a shadow minister who joined a rail strikes picket.

Kevin Lindsay, Scottish organiser at the train drivers’ union Aslef, also called for Labour leader Keir Starmer to be removed.

He claimed Starmer is offering voters a choice of "blue or light blue" and backed calls for the union to sever its ties with Labour.

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