Sentences with phrase «trade union leaders today»

Miss Harman's speech to trade union leaders today marks a change of tone for Labour after years of trying to downplay the importance of class.

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Here is a question; Would Jeremy Corbyn be leader of the Labour party today if he hadn't had the unequivocal backing of the general secretary of the UK's biggest trade union?

The Labour party leader needs to have a respectful discussion with Trade union leaders, a key Labour MP said today.

Shadow international trade secretary Barry «the Constant» Gardiner went on the Today programme as the Labour leader was expected to back the UK being in a permanent customs union with the European Uunion with the European UnionUnion.

Gordon Brown was plunged into a fresh crisis today as the leader of Britain's trade union movement accused him of lacking vision.

Union leaders have promised to fight «tooth and nail» against a controversial Trade Union Bill, set to be debated in parliament today.

Alan Johnson leads calls today for reform of the Labour Party, declaring that the system that elected Ed Miliband as party leader was wrong and should be changed to weaken the grip of trade unions.

Despite his vocal support for the union during an unprecedented speech at its annual conference in March, the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn did not visit teachers on picket lines today, and Angela Rayner, the new shadow education secretary and a former trade union official, stopped short of backing the strike.