Tensions are mounting between Labour’s biggest union backers and the government as Unite voted to suspend Angela Rayner’s membership and reconsider its ties with the party, with its general secretary claiming Sir Keir Starmer’s party is not on the side of working people.
Unite, which is one of the biggest unions in the country and has long been affiliated with Labour, has accused the government of failing workers in a row over the Birmingham bin strike that could lead to a historic split with the party.
