NEARLY 1,000 Unison members have written to general secretary Dave Prentis to urge him to respond to the internal Labour report leaked at the weekend.

The open letter, co-signed by 930 members, including 23 on the national executive committee, calls on the union to “address the underlying discriminatory attitudes for any named individuals who hold positions in Unison.”

It describes the undermining of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn — who some models put just 2,227 votes short of forming a government in 2017 — as “unforgivable.”

It adds: “The devastation of austerity, which our union has done so much to fight, has been allowed to continue and there have been literally deadly consequences for many of our members.”

According to the leaked report, two former Labour HQ directors who now hold senior positions at Unison actively sabotaged Mr Corbyn’s chances of winning the 2017 general election and used abusive language to bully left-wing MPs, members and staff.

Emilie Oldknow was then Labour’s governance & legal unit executive director and is now Unison’s chief operating officer. The report alleges that she expected staff to “fabricate a case” against people “she doesn’t like/her friends don’t like” because of their political views.

WhatsApp chat messages also appear to show that, during the 2017 election campaign, she made spiteful remarks about the appearance and clothing of women working for Mr Corbyn.

John Stolliday, who was then Labour’s governance & legal director and now heads Unison’s member liaison unit, is said in the report to have described his work as “political fixing … to help the right of the party.”

The open letter also demanded that the union address “these very serious issues with full transparency and democratic oversight by lay leadership.”

Unison told the Morning Star it would not be commenting on the matter, saying: “You'll be aware of the death figures released today for care homes. This is the major concern for our members.”