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‘An attack on solidarity’
Trade unions furious with Sir Keir for sacking shadow transport secretary as McDonnell backs growing calls for a general strike
Labour leader Keir Starmer
LABOUR went into meltdown today as union leaders and MPs blasted Sir Keir Starmer for sacking Sam Tarry from his front-bench team.
The fallout came as former shadow chancellor John McDonnell backed calls for a general strike.
Sir Keir faced an open revolt in the party after sacking Mr Tarry as his shadow transport minister for joining a rail strike picket line on Wednesday and for giving a round of media interviews without permission.
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