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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin

‘Wounded’ Boris Johnson risking recession to get support from right-wing Tories, TUC leader warns

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A “badly wounded” Boris Johnson is prepared to risk a recession to shore up support from his party’s right, a top union chief has warned, amid signs the UK is heading for months of industrial unrest.

Frances O’Grady, the leader of the TUC, also called on red-wall Tory MPs in former Labour-held seats to rise up and demand better pay rises for workers, or face the consequences at the ballot box.

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