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Unite The Union Has Suspended Angela Rayner. The Only Snag Is She Isn't A Member

Friday 11th July 2025, 12:21PM


Angela Rayner, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, attends the South by SouthWest London (SXSW London), a culture, technology and creativity festival in Shoreditch, London, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)Unite has voted to suspend Angela Rayner from the union – even though she gave up her membership months ago.Members decided to take the extraordinary step in protest at the deputy prime minister’s stance on the long-running strike by bin collectors in Birmingham.The union, which has donated millions of pounds to Labour, also said it would “re-examine its relationship” with the party.The move comes after Unite members debated a motion at their conference in Brighton, where they condemned the Labour-run council in Birmingham, and the government, for their approach to the bin workers.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite is crystal clear it will call out bad employers regardless of the colour of

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