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Daily Mirror
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Rachel Wearmouth

Starmer blasts Unite boss and says Labour won't be 'influenced by threats' to cut funding

Labour Leader Sir Keir Stamer blasted Unite boss Sharon Graham today and warned he won't be "influenced by threats" from the union to cut funding.

The General Secretary of the UK's most powerful trade union has demanded the party leader back bin workers on strike in Coventry over a pay dispute with the Labour-run council.

The union pays £1m in affiliation fees to Labour, but has cutback funding already and Ms Graham has warned she could go further.

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