Unite cuts ties with key supplier over fears of financial irregularities

A Unite spokesperson said Sharon Graham, pictured, the union’s leader, was determined to protect members’ interests. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

One of the UK’s biggest trade unions, Unite, has cut ties with a key supplier and opened an independent inquiry over concerns about financial irregularities.

An assistant general secretary of the union told employees it was suspending ties with the company “primarily due to the risk of committing an offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002”.