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The Guardian - UK
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Sharon Graham

Will Labour rebalance the country in favour of working people? I don’t think so

Keir Starmer visits the Vaillant factory in Belper, Derbyshire, October 2022.
Keir Starmer visits the Vaillant factory in Belper, Derbyshire, October 2022. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Unite may be Labour’s biggest affiliate, but our job first and foremost is to defend workers. I make no apology for holding Labour’s feet to the fire on workers’ rights – no matter how uncomfortable it might make some or what criticism is laid at my door.

Of course I want a Labour government, but that doesn’t mean I will sit on the sidelines and applaud while it caves in to the business lobby and rows back on its commitments. The Labour leadership’s penchant for reneging on promises has been a theme of its time in opposition.

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