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Unions walking a tightrope with ‘right-wing’ Labour government, FBU leader says
Union figures weigh in on Starmer's government at Morning Star's TUC fringe event
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his speech and press conference in the Rose Garden at 10 Downing Street, London, August 27, 2024.

UNIONS must walk a tight-rope dealing with a right-wing Labour government, a senior trade unionist has said.

TUC president and Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack made the statement at the Morning Star’s fringe meeting at the TUC Congress today.

He highlighted that “one of the biggest challenges we face” in a Keir Starmer-led government is how the labour movement can take advantage of the “significant improvements” it has promised. 

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