dimanche 5 juillet 2015

Jeremy Corbyn gets backing of Unite in Labour leadership race

Party’s biggest donor urges union members to vote for the anti-austerity MP, in a move that will be seen as a snub for Andy Burnham’s campaign

Britain’s biggest union is urging its members to vote for Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership election, a spokesman has confirmed. The decision by Unite, the party’s most generous donor, will be seen as a major boost for the MP for Islington North and a snub for Andy Burnham’s campaign.

Burnham, the shadow health secretary, has been the bookmakers’ favourite and was expected to win over most of Britain’s major unions to his side in the race to succeed Ed Miliband.

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from Network Front | The Guardian http://bit.ly/1CdPOtS

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