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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Unions’ criticism of Starmer strike policy ‘unfair’, says Usdaw leader

Sir Keir Starmer with Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis
‘Let the Labour leadership get on with taking the fight to the Tories,’ said the Usdaw general secretary, pictured with Keir Starmer. Photograph: Pete Byrne/PA

A trade union leader has called for “a degree of silence” from other union heads who have criticised Keir Starmer, after the head of Unite called for the Labour leader to “get a spine” and support striking workers.

Paddy Lillis from Usdaw, which represents shopworkers, said comments like those from Sharon Graham, the Unite general secretary, were unfair and risked undermining Labour’s electoral chances.

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