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Back Jeremy or let Tories off the hook
Though Blairite has-beens sneer, trade unionists representing over one million workers issue a clear message to the back benches

LABOUR must unite behind Jeremy Corbyn or risk letting the Tories off the hook, trade union leaders representing over a million workers said yesterday.

Their “unequivocal support” to the Labour leader comes as Blair-era has-beens continued to brief against their new chief.

Former Chancellor Alistair Darling told Radio 4’s Today programme he was “not actually sure what [Mr Corbyn stands] for.”

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