A major union could deliver the Prime Minister a major blow as there is immense frustration over his polices.
Unite union who has more than 1.2 million members and gives Labour £1.4 million a year through fees could vote for the disaffiliation of the party.
Senior officials at Unite in talks whether or not to call for an emergency meeting to vote to have a formal disaffiliation from Sir Keir Starmer’s party.
Should this vote go ahead this would be a major blow for Sir Keir Starmer and to the party who has already been rocked with a series of problems ranging from the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigning and Rachel Reeve’s controversial Budgets leaving many poorer.
The Telegraph reported that there is “immense frustration” over Starmer with the Unite union across most of the 1.2 million members.
A Labour MP told The Telegraph Starmer has to go as only a new leader could get back the support from Unite, they said, “They would coalesce around one candidate on the Left of the party.”
Another said, “This is a major union, it is a major player within the wider Labour movement, it is a critically important relationship – but it has become dysfunctional.”
Sharon Graham, the General Secretary of Unite the Union, criticised Labour in September, she told Sky News, “What they need to do is to be Labour. People were crying for them to get in, wanting them to get in.
“I wanted them to get in, but they’re not doing the things we thought they would do.
“We are affiliated to Labour, but it’s harder and harder to justify that if they’re not backing workers. We’re a trade union. I am general secretary of a trade union that backs workers. I expect Labour to back workers.
“If they don’t, then our members will make the decision. It’s them who make the decisions and they may decide not to be affiliated to Labour for that reason.”
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