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Labour is too timid, Unite's general secretary says
Sharon Graham says it's time Labour ‘comes in and bats for workers and communities’
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner and Labour Party Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, arrive at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool ahead of the start on Sunday, October 7, 2023

UNITE general secretary Sharon Graham said today that Labour has been too timid — and vowed to keep the party’s feet to the fire.

The leader of the party’s biggest union backer said Labour had to make a better offer for workers ahead of the next general election.

She told Sky News: “I want them to win.

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