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Two of Britain's largest unions back young shopworker for NEC youth rep
Lara McNeill has won the support of GMB and Unite, as well as transport union TSSA and the left group Momentum

A YOUNG shopworker has won the support of two of Britain’s biggest unions for a key Labour Party post.

GMB activist Lara McNeill (pictured) announced today that she will stand to be the youth rep on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC).

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